Key facts
- An Israeli drone strike north of Khan Younis killed two Palestinians.
- Several other Palestinians were injured in the attack.
- The drone targeted individuals inspecting damaged homes in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis.
- One victim was identified as Saqer Anwar Qdeih.
- Israeli forces also engaged in machine-gun fire and naval shelling in the Rafah area.
- Several Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza City.
Two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone attack north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency. The attack occurred in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, where an Israeli military drone targeted a group of Palestinians inspecting their damaged homes. Al-Jazeera confirmed the drone strike, identifying one of the slain Palestinians as Saqer Anwar Qdeih and noting that some of the four injured were in critical condition.
Simultaneously, Israeli military vehicles reportedly opened sustained machine-gun fire toward eastern Khan Younis, and Israeli warships shelled the coast of Rafah. The Health Ministry in Gaza announced its decision to bury the bodies of 41 unidentified Palestinian victims in a mass grave, handed over by Israel as part of a ceasefire agreement.
In the past 24 hours, at least eight people have been killed and 24 wounded in Israeli attacks. Since a ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli forces have killed 94 Palestinians and injured 324. The bodies of 449 Palestinians have been recovered from rubble. Since October 7, 2023, over 68,519 Palestinians have been killed and 170,382 wounded, with extensive damage to infrastructure.
Separately, several Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza City, near Dar Al-Arqam School in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, with some victims reported to be critically wounded.