Four Gazans killed after Israel strikes vehicle, apartment

GAZA CITY: Palestinian authorities reported that Israeli strikes resulted in four fatalities in Gaza on Wednesday, following the day marking the US-mediated ceasefire's declaration. Two young men succumbed to injuries after an Israeli force targeted a vehicle near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, according to civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal and Nasser Hospital.

Additionally, two individuals, comprising a woman, perished when an Israeli aircraft struck an apartment in Gaza City, as per Bassal and Al-Shifa hospital. The Israeli military has not provided specifics regarding the strikes. Earlier in the day, Israeli military officials announced the killing of over 100 terrorists in an operation in northern Gaza Strip over the past four months.

They also claimed to have destroyed approximately eight kilometers of tunnels utilized by resistance fighters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a crucial re-election campaign this month, has pledged continued targeting of Hamas, despite the ceasefire taking effect on October 10, 2025. This led Hamas to release its remaining living hostages.

The conflict in Gaza commenced on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a brutal assault, resulting in the most catastrophic day in Israel's history with 1,221 fatalities, according to AFP's tally from official Israeli data. Additionally, 251 hostages were abducted, with 44 of them already deceased. Since the beginning of Israel's extensive offensive in Gaza, the territory's health ministry, whose figures are widely regarded as reliable by the United Nations, has documented over 74,300 casualties.