Israeli strike on Gaza funeral kills at least seven, hospital says

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip has killed at least seven people and injured 22, according to Al-Awda hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The hospital confirmed the casualties, stating that the strike hit the funeral of a Palestinian who had been killed in another Israeli attack earlier on Friday. The Israeli military has not yet commented on the incident.

Israel and the Hamas militant group agreed to a ceasefire in October aimed at ending their two-year-long war. However, at least 1,123 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry's casualty records are generally considered reliable by UN agencies and independent experts. An independent UN inquiry has found that Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza.

Since the ceasefire, militants have carried out shooting attacks on troops, and Israel has said its strikes are in response to those and other violations. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began. The war started after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. Israel's subsequent offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.