Israeli fire kills five in Gaza despite ceasefire, including 9-year-old girl
Israeli fire in Gaza killed five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, on Sunday despite the ceasefire. The deaths underscored the fragile truce as strikes, displacement and deadlocked talks continued.
Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials.
The deaths came even as a ceasefire has been in effect since Oct 10. Israeli strikes have reduced considerably since then but continue almost daily, with Gaza's Health Ministry saying at least 1,098 Palestinians, including at least 260 children, have been killed since the truce began. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in the same period.
A drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killed at least four Palestinians and wounded another, according to officials at Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken.
The Israeli military acknowledged striking the area and said it had targeted "terrorist infrastructure", without giving further details.
According to the report, Palestinians received an evacuation order from the military after the first strikes. Roughly an hour later, intense airstrikes hit the same blacksmith shop.
Also on Sunday, Israeli gunfire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in a displacement camp in central Gaza, according to officials at the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it was unaware of such an incident.
The war began after the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas-led militants, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel and saw 251 others taken hostage.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed 73,221 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government and is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts.
The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and militants, but says women and children make up around half of those killed.
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain largely deadlocked over the implementation of the ceasefire's second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza.
Most of Gaza's population of more than 2 million remains displaced, with many living in crowded tent camps with little or no basic services or in the ruins of buildings, as Sunday's killings added to the toll since the ceasefire took effect.
With PTI Inputs
Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials.
The deaths came even as a ceasefire has been in effect since Oct 10. Israeli strikes have reduced considerably since then but continue almost daily, with Gaza's Health Ministry saying at least 1,098 Palestinians, including at least 260 children, have been killed since the truce began. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in the same period.
A drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killed at least four Palestinians and wounded another, according to officials at Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken.
The Israeli military acknowledged striking the area and said it had targeted "terrorist infrastructure", without giving further details.
According to the report, Palestinians received an evacuation order from the military after the first strikes. Roughly an hour later, intense airstrikes hit the same blacksmith shop.
Also on Sunday, Israeli gunfire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in a displacement camp in central Gaza, according to officials at the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it was unaware of such an incident.
The war began after the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas-led militants, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel and saw 251 others taken hostage.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed 73,221 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government and is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts.
The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and militants, but says women and children make up around half of those killed.
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain largely deadlocked over the implementation of the ceasefire's second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza.
Most of Gaza's population of more than 2 million remains displaced, with many living in crowded tent camps with little or no basic services or in the ruins of buildings, as Sunday's killings added to the toll since the ceasefire took effect.
With PTI Inputs
