Health officials in Gaza reported that four Palestinians died in separate Israeli military operations on Sunday, according to medical personnel in the region.
Medical sources confirmed that one Palestinian was killed during an Israeli operation near a police facility in Khan Younis, located in Gaza’s southern region. Israeli military officials stated they eliminated a militant who presented an immediate danger to their forces conducting operations in the southern part of the territory.
In a separate incident, Gaza medical personnel reported that an Israeli air operation resulted in the deaths of at least three individuals at a community food facility located near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.
Israeli military representatives have not yet provided a statement regarding this second incident.
The violence continues as Israel and Hamas remain at an impasse in indirect negotiations aimed at advancing U.S. President Donald Trump’s post-conflict proposal for Gaza, which seeks to bring an end to more than two years of warfare.
Israeli military operations in Gaza have intensified in recent weeks following the cessation of joint military actions with the U.S. in Iran, with forces now concentrating efforts back on the devastated Palestinian region, where military officials say Hamas fighters are consolidating their control.
On Saturday, Israeli military representatives announced that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who led Hamas’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, was eliminated in what they characterized as a targeted operation in Gaza City on Friday.
Hamas acknowledged Haddad’s death but did not issue threats of retaliation.
Israeli military operations in Gaza have continued regularly since the ceasefire began.
Approximately 870 Palestinians have died in Israeli operations since the October ceasefire, based on statistics that do not differentiate between military personnel and civilians. Four Israeli soldiers lost their lives to militant actions during this same timeframe.
Hamas does not release casualty numbers for its military personnel.
