Key facts
- An Israeli drone strike killed siblings Islam Moussa, 15, and Abdullah Moussa, 30, in a tent camp in southern Gaza.
- The strike occurred in Muwasi, an area designated as a safe zone.
- At least seven people were wounded in the Muwasi strike.
- The Israeli military acknowledged striking the Muwasi area, stating it targeted a Hamas militant.
- Another strike in western Gaza City injured at least 12 displaced Palestinians.
- Gaza's Health Ministry states Israel has killed over 250 children since the October ceasefire.
An Israeli drone strike on Saturday killed two Palestinian siblings, including a 15-year-old girl, in southern Gaza and wounded at least seven others, according to Nasser hospital. The strike targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Muwasi camp. The Israeli military acknowledged it had struck the area, stating it targeted a Hamas militant. Relatives mourned the victims at the hospital.
Separately, Palestinians reported hearing a loud boom in Gaza City, where an Israeli military strike hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Gaza City, wounding at least 12 people, according to Shifa hospital. The ambulance service of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said two people were critically wounded, with most of the injured being women. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on this strike.
Despite a fragile ceasefire reached in October, Israel continues near-daily strikes across Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-led government, states that Israel has killed more than 1,030 people in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect, including over 250 children. The ministry's overall death toll since the conflict began on Oct. 7, 2023, is over 73,050 Palestinians. A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations has accused Israel of deliberately shooting children in Gaza and committing genocide, accusations Israel denies.