Israeli airstrike critically wounds Palestinian man in northern Gaza
Israel said the strike targeted a Hamas commander it accused of planning attacks against Israeli troops in Gaza.
Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. An Israeli airstrike critically wounded a Palestinian man in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and witnesses said. Israel said it targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks against Israeli troops operating in the territory.
Strike in Beit Lahiya
The wounded man was riding on a rickshaw in Beit Lahiya when he was hit, according to Palestinian medics and witnesses.
The Israeli military said the man was targeted in an aerial strike to remove a threat to its troops. It said its forces would remain deployed in the area under the Southern Command in accordance with the agreement and would continue operating against immediate threats.
Ceasefire period
The strike was the first such airstrike in more than a week, after Israel scaled back major attacks under U.S. pressure to implement the latest version of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.
Israeli fire has killed more than 1,250 Palestinians in Gaza since a U.S.-backed ceasefire halted two years of full-scale war in October, with most of those killed civilians. It is unclear how many were militants, as Hamas does not usually disclose information about dead fighters.
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza during the same period, according to an Israeli tally.
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