At least seven killed in separate Israeli attacks in Gaza
Israeli attacks have killed at least seven Palestinians in two separate attacks in Gaza, the territory's health officials said.
At least seven Palestinians have been killed in separate Israeli attacks across Gaza, according to health officials. In Gaza City, an Israeli airstrike on an apartment resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to her husband and several others. Another airstrike in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood claimed the lives of at least four individuals and left 14 wounded.
Additionally, a strike near a mosque in Khan Younis killed a local journalist named Mohammad Al-Najar. The latest toll from these attacks brings the day's death count to at least seven.
The Israeli military has not commented on the strikes, but stated that the first attack targeted a Hamas militant who planned to launch attacks against Israeli forces. Despite a recent ceasefire, Israel has intensified its strikes on Hamas in recent weeks. Hamas, however, denies any intention to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of violating the Gaza peace deal.
Under the 2023 US-brokered ceasefire, the territory was meant to begin reconstruction, but progress has been slow as negotiations struggle to agree on terms for Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing troops.
Since the ceasefire, over 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, as reported by health officials, while Israel claims four of its soldiers have lost their lives. Over 74,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023, while Hamas-led fighters killed approximately 1,200 people in southern Israel during the same period.
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