Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least eight, including a child, hospitals say
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip report that Israeli strikes have killed at least eight people, including a child. The attacks come despite a ceasefire that took effect a year ago.
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least eight people, including a child, according to hospitals, even though a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in October last year. Attacks have continued, and a peace plan for Gaza brokered by the administration of US President Donald Trump has stalled.
What happened
In northern Gaza City, hospital officials said a missile hit a group of civilians next to Cairo School in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood. Three people were killed, one of them a child.
In the southern city of Khan Younis, in the Al-Mawasi area, a drone attack killed five police officers, according to the interior ministry, which is run by Hamas. The ministry said they were carrying out routine duties. It named the dead, who were aged between 23 and 53, and described the strike as a "horrific massacre".
The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out two attacks on people it described as military operatives, but it has not yet provided evidence or further details.
Background to the ceasefire
The truce came into force in October last year. Under it, Israel released thousands of Palestinians, while all 48 remaining hostages held in Gaza were freed. The sides also agreed to end the war, which was triggered by the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
Israeli air strikes have continued almost daily since the ceasefire began. Gaza's health ministry, which is run by Hamas, says 1,580 people have been killed since then; the UN considers its figures reliable. Israel says it is targeting Hamas, but civilians are often killed as well. Since the war began, 74,594 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the ministry.
