Key facts
- An Israeli strike on a funeral in central Gaza killed at least seven people and wounded 22.
- The Israeli military stated it targeted a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.
- Additional Israeli strikes killed three more people in northern Gaza, Gaza City, and Khan Younis.
- A separate strike destroyed a mosque and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians.
- Another strike in Gaza City killed at least six people and injured fourteen.
An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, according to local officials and reports from Al Jazeera. The Israeli military stated it targeted a "terrorist cell" belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group and acknowledged that civilians may have been harmed.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp confirmed the casualty numbers from the funeral strike. The funeral was for a Palestinian killed in an earlier strike on Friday, which the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant.
In addition to the funeral strike, Israeli fire killed three more people in northern Gaza, Gaza City, and Khan Younis. Separately, Israeli jets struck a mosque and tents sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. A strike in a busy market in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed one Palestinian and wounded at least 20 others. Another strike in Gaza City killed at least six people and injured fourteen, hitting a cafe that had been turned into a displacement camp.
The Palestinian Hamas militant group condemned the strike on the funeral as a "heinous crime." The report notes that a ceasefire deal agreed upon in October has seen reduced fighting, but over 1,123 people have been killed in Gaza since it took effect, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, with women and children making up most of the dead. Militants have continued shooting attacks on troops, and Israel states its strikes are in response to these and other violations.