Israeli military vehicles continued firing across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, in ongoing field violations of the “ceasefire” agreement. Medical sources confirmed that two Palestinian brothers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip after an Israeli drone targeted an area near Abu Tammam School in the city of Beit Lahia.
The two brothers, Abdul-Malek Al-Attar and Abdul-Sattar Al-Attar, were transferred to the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City.
Breaking | Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone attack on Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/fIiRUJp3uM
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Their deaths occurred amid a series of Israeli attacks that struck areas surrounding shelters and tents housing displaced families near Abu Tammam School in Beit Lahia, causing additional injuries among Palestinians.
In the central Gaza Strip, four Palestinians were injured when Israeli military vehicles opened fire along Salahuddin Street. Israeli forces also targeted several other locations across the Gaza Strip, contributing to a widening pattern of ceasefire violations.
Eastern areas of the Gaza Strip were subjected to heavy gunfire from Israeli vehicles and tanks, alongside ongoing artillery shelling in multiple locations.
A child carries the body of his uncle, who was killed in the Israeli bombing that targeted the Shati camp, west of Gaza City, last night. pic.twitter.com/zfM5VdFDPc
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Similar attacks were reported in the eastern and southern parts of Khan Younis, where residents described sustained gunfire accompanied by repeated artillery strikes.
In Gaza City, Israeli artillery shelled the eastern neighborhoods, while additional strikes targeted areas east of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
In the last 24 hours, 8 Palestinian people in Gaza were killed by the israelis; 29 were hospitalised; many are still trapped under the rubble pic.twitter.com/EEK6wTlFiM
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The attacks coincided with large-scale demolitions carried out by Israeli forces in the Tuffah neighborhood east of the city.
Israeli military vehicles positioned near the perimeter fence also continued firing toward eastern and northern Gaza City, alongside intermittent artillery fire, while drones flew at low altitude over several neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, the Government Media Office in Gaza rejected recent statements by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance regarding the volume of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, describing the remarks as misleading and inconsistent with the severe humanitarian conditions faced by more than 2.4 million Palestinians.
Israel has continued to violate the ceasefire agreement reached on October 11, 2025, through intensified military activity that includes artillery shelling, home demolitions, and airstrikes targeting multiple areas across the Gaza Strip.
Since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli forces have killed 767 Palestinians and injured more than 2,140, while rescue teams have recovered 760 additional victims from beneath destroyed buildings.
According to cumulative figures since the beginning of the Israeli offensive on October 7, 2023, the total number of Palestinians killed has reached 72,345, with 172,242 injured.
