Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, according to health officials. The Israeli military stated it targeted militants in the attacks. The strikes occurred in Gaza City and Khan Younis.
The ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza continue to result in Palestinian casualties, including civilians and journalists, amidst a backdrop of a long-standing conflict and stalled ceasefire negotiations.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven Palestinians in two separate attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to the territory's health officials. The Israeli military stated it targeted militants in the attacks.
In Gaza City, an Israeli airstrike on an apartment killed one woman and wounded her husband and several others. The military said this strike targeted a Hamas militant planning attacks against its forces. Medics reported another Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City killed at least four people and wounded 14 others. Additionally, a strike near a mosque in Khan Younis, south of the enclave, killed local journalist Mohammad Al-Najar and wounded others. Later, an airstrike near Qarara town in the southern Gaza Strip killed one person, bringing the day's death toll to at least seven.
Earlier on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City, health and civil defense service officials said. Among the dead were a Christian mother and her daughter, medics said. Eyewitness Ahmed Al-Dahdouh described hearing continuous strikes and explosions, and finding dismembered bodies under the rubble.
Gaza health officials have said at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since last October's ceasefire. Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.
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