Key facts
- Israeli strikes in central and southern Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children.
- At least 20 people were wounded in the strikes.
- A drone strike in Deir el-Balah killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather.
- In Khan Younis, a strike on a tent killed a mother and her one-year-old daughter.
- Another strike in Khan Younis killed two people and wounded 13 others.
- Israeli forces also killed a 15-year-old in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli strikes in Gaza on Monday resulted in the deaths of at least eight people, including two children, and injured at least 20 others, according to Palestinian health officials and emergency services. In central Gaza's Deir al-Balah, a drone strike hit a group of civilians, killing three individuals, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather.
In the southern city of Khan Younis, a strike on a tent in the Al-Mawasi neighborhood killed a 23-year-old mother and her one-year-old daughter. Another strike in the town of Qarara killed a 31-year-old man. Additionally, a strike on a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis resulted in two fatalities and 13 injuries.
Separately, Israeli forces conducted raids in the occupied West Bank, where a 15-year-old from Jerusalem was killed by a gunshot. The Gaza Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-led government, maintains casualty records that are generally considered reliable by UN agencies and independent experts, though they do not distinguish between civilians and militants. Israel states it targets militants planning attacks.