Key facts
- Israeli airstrikes in southern and central Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least 20 others.
- In Khan Younis, a strike killed a mother and her one-year-old daughter.
- In Deir el-Balah, a drone strike killed at least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather.
- The Israeli military stated it was targeting a militant in one of the strikes.
- Since a ceasefire took effect in October, Gaza health officials report over 1,000 Palestinians killed.
Israeli strikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least 20 others, according to health officials and emergency services.
In Khan Younis, a strike hit a tent in the Al-Mawasi neighborhood after a warning call, killing a 23-year-old mother and her one-year-old daughter west of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital. Another strike on the town of Qarara, northwest of the city earlier in the day killed a 31-year-old man, according to Nasser Hospital. In a separate incident in the same area, a strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people along the coastal area of Khan Younis, killing two people and wounding 13 others, according to Nasser hospital and the Palestinian Red Crescent.
In central Gaza, a drone strike hit a tent in Deir al-Balah, killing at least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather, medical officials said. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital identified the fatalities as Hassan al-Hanagra and his 8-year-old grandchild, Malik Abu Shawish, along with another man. Abu Shawish's mother was among seven people wounded in the strike.
The Israeli military stated that the strike in Deir al-Balah was targeting a militant, but did not immediately name him or say if he was killed. A strike in southern Gaza on Sunday killed Zaher Abu Salem, whom the Israeli military described as a member of Islamic Jihad involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. A total of four people were killed Sunday in strikes around Gaza, including a 13-year-old girl, Eileen al-Farra, who was hit by shrapnel from Israeli tank shelling.
Despite a ceasefire that took effect in October, Israeli forces have carried out near-daily strikes. Gaza health officials report that 1,045 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, with 3,465 alleged Israeli violations of the agreement. The Palestinian Ministry of Health states that a total of 73,054 Palestinians have been confirmed killed and 173,480 injured since Israel launched its war in Gaza in October 2023. The Israeli military says it is targeting militants and that five Israeli soldiers have been killed in militant attacks since the ceasefire. Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed more than 73,058 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.