{
  "id": 27726,
  "title": "Two children among eight Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/two-children-among-eight-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T03:41:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-children-among-eight-palestinians-killed-overnight-israeli-strikes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Overnight, Israeli strikes in Gaza claimed the lives of at least eight individuals, among them two children, according to reports. Despite claims from Hamas that it had agreed to the latest stage of a peace deal, the strikes continued. Civil defense officials in Gaza revealed that an Israeli military helicopter targeted an apartment near the central Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of a man and his wife, along with several others who were wounded. Later, an elderly man and a child were killed when an apartment west of Gaza City was struck. Another attack in the southern Gaza Strip resulted in the death of three people, including a child, and damaged a hospital's medical supplies. The latest strike, targeting an apartment in Al-Sousi Tower west of Gaza City, claimed the lives of three Palestinians, including a child.",
  "summary": "Two children among eight Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children, despite Hamas saying it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war. Gaza civil defence officials said in one attack near the central Gaza Strip, a man and his wife were killed and several others were wounded when an Israeli…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two children killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza",
    "Israeli helicopter targeted apartment in central Gaza Strip",
    "Three killed, including a child, in southern Gaza Strip"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/27726.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israeli strikes on residential buildings kill eight overnight in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/israeli-strikes-on-residential-buildings-kill-eight-overnight-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-01T18:57:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli forces detain three Palestinians during raid in Bethlehem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/israeli-forces-detain-three-palestinians-during-raid-in-bethlehem",
        "published": "2026-08-02T05:29:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}