Key facts
- At least six people, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza on July 12.
- The girl, Tala Abu Matar, was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Al-Bureij refugee camp.
- An air strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City killed four people.
- The Israeli military stated it struck "terrorist" infrastructure but was unaware of the incident involving the child.
- Another strike in Mawasi, Khan Younis, killed at least one person and wounded several others.
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on July 12 resulted in at least six deaths, including a nine-year-old girl, according to Palestinian health officials. Medics identified the girl as Tala Abu Matar, killed by Israeli gunfire directed at a tent encampment in the eastern side of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. The Israeli military stated it was not aware of this specific incident.
Separately, an air strike hit a metal foundry in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, killing four people. Witnesses reported the site was struck with three Israeli missiles. The Israeli military told Reuters it had struck "terrorist" infrastructure but provided no further details.
In another incident on July 12, an Israeli strike at a tent encampment in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, killed at least one person and wounded several others, including children, according to medics. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on this strike.
These latest attacks come as mediators continue talks aimed at safeguarding a US-brokered ceasefire. The ceasefire, agreed in October 2025, has failed to halt Israeli attacks that have resulted in over 1,000 Palestinian deaths since it took effect, while four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza during the same period. Hamas leaders visited Cairo for further discussions on implementing the second phase of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, which includes Hamas disarmament and Israeli army withdrawals, though sources close to the talks indicated no breakthrough had yet occurred.