Israeli strikes and gunfire kill four Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories. Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed two young children and at least two other Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to health officials in the territory.

Medics and relatives said 10-year-old Amal Abu Khater was shot in the back while eating inside her family’s tent in Khan Younis. Israel said it was unaware of an incident involving a 10-year-old girl.

Reported attacks

A four-year-old boy and another Palestinian were killed in separate Israeli airstrikes on a house in Bureij refugee camp and a road in Khan Younis, medics said.

Earlier on Monday, an Israeli airstrike killed one person and wounded another at a tent in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, according to medics.

The Israeli military said the Deir Al-Balah strike targeted a Hamas militant. It did not specifically respond to questions about the reported attacks in Khan Younis and Bureij.

Ceasefire allegations

More than 1,280 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since a ceasefire took effect last October, according to Gazan health officials. The Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed during the same period.

Hamas has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement a broader plan by US President Donald Trump to end the Gaza conflict, including Israeli withdrawals and Hamas disarmament.

Israel says its strikes are intended to prevent imminent attacks by Hamas and other Gaza militants.

Evacuation orders

Before carrying out airstrikes in Beach refugee camp and Deir Al-Balah, the Israeli military issued separate evacuation orders for the northern and central Gaza Strip areas.

Residents and medics reported no casualties from those strikes.