Gaza City, Gaza. Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, and Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.
Strikes reported in Khan Younis and Maghazi
Local medics said one person was killed in a strike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, in which several others were wounded. Israel’s military said it targeted militants transporting munitions who it said posed a threat to Israeli soldiers.
Health officials said three others, including a rescue worker, were killed in a separate strike in Maghazi, a Palestinian refugee camp in the Deir al Balah area in central Gaza. Israel’s military had no immediate comment on that strike.
Ceasefire disputes and reported toll
Israel has carried out repeated strikes on Gaza since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in October, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violations. There is no mechanism for enforcing the ceasefire.
Four Israeli soldiers and more than 780 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire started.
Deaths reported from Wednesday strike in northern Gaza
At Gaza City’s Al Shifa Hospital, relatives stood among mourners gathered to bury five people, including three children, who were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a northern Gaza town.
“There is no ceasefire, no truce, nothing at all,” said Mohammed Baalousha, a relative of one of the victims. “There is no safety in any area.”
Israel’s military has not commented on the strike.
West Bank raid and settler shooting reported
In the West Bank city of Nablus, health officials said Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager during an ongoing raid in the city.
The health ministry said Israeli settlers shot and killed a 25-year-old Palestinian man in Deir Dibwan town near Ramallah a day ago, in what human rights groups have described as a surge in violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
What developments will follow regarding enforcement of the ceasefire?
