At least four Palestinians, including a child, were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza as fighting continues despite a fragile ceasefire. [GETTY]
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl, local health officials said.
The first strike targeted a group of people in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing two and wounding another, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
Another Israeli strike in southern Gaza killed a man, according to health officials at Nasser hospital.
And the 13-year-old girl, Eileen al-Farra, was killed by shrapnel from Israeli tank shelling in southern Gaza, according to Nasser hospital.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes but said one of them targeted a “Hamas terrorist,” without elaborating.
Palestinians on Sunday reported heavy tank shelling across Gaza and quadcopters — a type of unmanned aerial vehicle — buzzing overhead.
The heaviest fighting in Gaza has eased after a fragile ceasefire deal was reached in October between Israel and Hamas, but Palestinians continue to report new casualties almost daily.
Israel has killed more than 1,040 people in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The war began on Oct. 7, 2023, with a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,050 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
