At least three Palestinians lost their lives Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes struck multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, according to the territory’s health officials.
In the first incident, a man was killed and two children were injured when an Israeli airstrike hit the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to medics on the ground. The Israeli military confirmed to Reuters that the strike had targeted a Hamas militant.
Later that same day, a second Israeli airstrike landed near a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in western Gaza City, claiming one life and leaving five others wounded. A third strike in Khan Younis also killed one person and injured three more, medics reported. The Israeli military offered no immediate response regarding either of those two incidents.
Israel has conducted repeated strikes throughout Gaza since a ceasefire brokered by the United States with Hamas was reached last October. Israeli officials have stated the strikes are aimed at militants who pose a threat to Israeli forces or who participated in the October 2023 attack on Israel.
Hamas has charged Israel with breaking the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Nikolay Mladenov, appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump as the Board of Peace envoy to Gaza, has stated that both parties have committed violations of the agreement.
In the eight months since the ceasefire took effect, more than 1,070 Palestinians — a significant number of them civilians — and four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, based on figures provided by both sides. Hamas has not disclosed how many of its own fighters have died.
Israeli forces currently control more than 60% of Gaza, patrolling what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refers to as a buffer zone designed to prevent Hamas attacks. Netanyahu has made clear that Israel has no plans to withdraw from the territory.
Israel’s extensive aerial and ground campaign in Gaza has displaced nearly the entire population of roughly 2 million people. Most residents are now living in tents or partially destroyed buildings within a narrow coastal strip of land under Hamas governance.
