Key facts
- An Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinians, including a child, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.
- The Israeli military confirmed carrying out an air strike.
- The Gazan health ministry reported the casualties occurred in Deir al Balah city.
- The Israeli military stated it killed an Islamic Jihad militant involved in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported 1,045 Palestinians killed since the October ceasefire.
The Israeli military killed three Palestinians, including a child, in an air strike on central Gaza on Monday, according to the health ministry in the territory. An Israeli military official confirmed an air strike had been carried out. The Gazan health ministry stated the strike occurred around 9:30 a.m. in Deir al Balah city. Twelve Palestinians, including eight men and four children, have been killed by the Israeli military since Saturday. The Israeli military said on Sunday it killed a militant from Islamic Jihad who it said abducted Israeli civilians in the October 7, 2023 attack. Israel has repeatedly carried out strikes on Gaza since a U.S.-mediated ceasefire with Hamas was reached in October last year, saying that it was targeting militants. Hamas has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, while Nikolay Mladenov, the U.S. President Donald Trump-appointed Board of Peace envoy to Gaza, has said both parties have violated the agreement. Since the ceasefire took effect eight months ago, 1,045 Palestinians and four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza.