Israeli attacks across the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed multiple Palestinians, including several children, amid a widening pattern of ceasefire violations and continued assaults carried out during the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Field teams and medical sources report that Israeli fire has expanded in recent days to include densely populated neighborhoods, roads, and areas where displaced Palestinians have gathered, despite the “ceasefire” framework announced in October 2025.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirms a continuous rise in casualties since the “truce” began, with repeated attacks preventing rescue crews from reaching victims trapped under rubble.
Six Killed, Including Three Children, in Beit Lahia
On Wednesday evening, six Palestinians — three of them children — were killed when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of civilians near a mosque in the Beit Lahia Project area. Several others were critically wounded.
Israeli artillery simultaneously shelled eastern Beit Lahia, with shrapnel striking homes along the town’s main street and injuring residents and displaced families.
Casualties Across Central and Southern Gaza
Earlier in the day, four Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire east of al‑Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Another Palestinian was critically injured in an Israeli drone strike near the Bani Suheila roundabout, east of Khan Younis.
In Jabalia, one Palestinian was killed and others were wounded when Israeli forces targeted civilians clearing rubble from a destroyed home on Old Gaza Street.
Local sources described the attack as part of a pattern of deliberate targeting of civilians attempting to recover belongings or search for missing relatives, a recurring feature of the genocide‑era assaults.
Shelling in Gaza City and Khan Younis.
Imagine that you go to buy food for your starving children, and when you return home you find that the house has been reduced to rubble and your children are dead!
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Residents of the Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City reported heavy artillery shelling and sustained gunfire from Israeli vehicles positioned east of the city. Similar fire was reported east and south of Khan Younis, where Israeli tanks opened fire toward civilian areas.
In northern Gaza, Israeli forces targeted the vicinity of the al‑Atatra roundabout in Beit Lahia, injuring displaced Palestinians who had gathered there after fleeing earlier bombardments.
Additional Attacks Documented by Media Outlets
Independent media outlets, including Al‑Jazeera and regional news agencies, reported further Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours:
• Israeli naval forces shelled tents sheltering displaced families, northwest of Beit Lahia, killing a woman.
• Israeli drones dropped explosives on tents near the Shuja’iyya area, igniting fires in makeshift encampments.
• Israeli forces opened fire on civilians near the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, killing at least one person and injuring others.
• A child, Abdullah Dawwas, died after succumbing to a gunshot wound to the head sustained days earlier near the al‑Fakhoura clinic in Jabalia.
Humanitarian groups warn that these attacks are occurring in areas previously designated as “safe zones,” further destabilizing the already catastrophic displacement crisis created by the genocide.
Rising Toll Since the Ceasefire
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports that since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, 2025, at least 786 Palestinians have been killed and 2,217 injured, with 761 bodies recovered from under the rubble. Rescue teams continue to report victims trapped in areas they cannot reach due to ongoing Israeli fire.
Since the start of the Israeli genocide on October 7, 2023, the death toll in Gaza has risen to 72,562 Palestinians, with 172,320 injured. Many victims remain unaccounted for, as large sections of the Strip remain inaccessible to medical and civil defense teams.
Humanitarian Conditions Continue to Deteriorate
Humanitarian agencies warn that repeated Israeli attacks during the ceasefire period have prevented meaningful recovery efforts, obstructed aid delivery, and deepened the displacement crisis.
Families attempting to return to damaged homes or retrieve belongings face constant risk from renewed shelling, drone strikes, and direct gunfire — conditions that Palestinian officials and international rights groups describe as part of the ongoing genocidal campaign against the population of Gaza.
