Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight including child, hospitals say

Israeli strikes in Gaza have claimed at least eight lives, including a young child, according to hospitals in the region. Despite a ceasefire in place for a year, the attacks continue. In Gaza City, a missile hit civilians near Cairo School in Al-Rimal neighborhood, killing three, including a four-year-old boy. In Khan Younis, a drone attack targeted police officers in Al-Mawasi area, killing five.

The Israeli military claims it targeted military operatives but has not provided evidence. Footage from outside Shifa Hospital showed a crowd mourning the loss of a child, with his body wrapped in a white towel. Ali Oweis, a witness, expressed frustration, stating, "There is no ceasefire; the war is ongoing — don’t you see?" In Khan Younis, women gathered around body bags, distraught over the loss of five police officers killed in the attack.

The interior ministry named the victims, aged between 23 and 53, calling it a "horrific massacre". Since the ceasefire began last October, 1,580 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Hamas-run health ministry figures. However, Israel maintains it is targeting Hamas, but civilian casualties often occur. Meanwhile, a peace plan brokered by the Trump administration has stalled, with the ceasefire leading to the release of thousands of Palestinians from Israeli custody in exchange for the remaining 48 hostages in Gaza, and an agreement to end the war, which began after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, resulting in about 1,200 deaths and 251 hostages taken.