Israeli occupation forces killed a nine‑year‑old Palestinian child in southern Gaza on Tuesday as repeated violations of the ceasefire continued across the Strip, with airstrikes, gunfire, and artillery bombardment targeting civilian areas since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025.
The attacks struck neighborhoods, shelters, and displacement camps, deepening the humanitarian collapse under a suffocating blockade.
The child, Adel Lafi Najjar, 9, was killed when Israeli warplanes struck an area east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
In northern Gaza, a forty‑nine‑year‑old woman suffered critical injuries after Israeli forces opened fire near the Egyptian Camp area around the “17” zone during direct targeting of civilians.
Medical teams reported that the shooting occurred amid heavy shelling and gunfire in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Israeli artillery continued to pound eastern Khan Younis throughout the morning, while areas east of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza were hit with intense bombardment and sustained gunfire.
These attacks follow a pattern of daily violations documented in recent weeks, including multiple strikes that killed several Palestinians over the weekend despite the ceasefire.
Palestinian girl Reem Aziz works long hours pedalling a makeshift bicycle to power her family’s sewing machine in Gaza, as the enclave’s power grid remains largely destroyed due to Israel’s genocidal war. pic.twitter.com/SCHb4V1sfL
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 27, 2026
Humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate. Movement through the Rafah crossing remains heavily restricted, worsening shortages of food, medicine, and essential supplies.
The Palestinian NGO Network said the Israeli occupation is imposing severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and warned that Israel’s recent decision to shift the “yellow line” further inward has further undermined the already‑collapsed humanitarian situation.
The network cautioned that environmental degradation, sewage overflow, and the accumulation of waste have created conditions that could trigger the spread of disease across the Strip.
It added that Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted relief workers transporting water to displaced families, obstructing humanitarian operations, and endangering aid teams.
On Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported the evacuation of 47 Palestinians, including 24 patients and 23 companions, through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, as part of medical evacuation operations coordinated by the World Health Organization.
The PRCS said its ambulances transported the patients, ensured their safe arrival, and continued providing humanitarian support to facilitate the movement of the wounded and sick and guarantee their access to treatment outside the Gaza Strip.
This comes in addition to the 189 people evacuated on Monday through the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, including 81 patients and 108 companions, marking the first large‑scale evacuation in more than two months.
Red Crescent teams sheltered the patients overnight at the organization’s field hospital in al‑Mawasi before escorting them to the crossing, reaffirming that they continue to carry out their humanitarian and medical duties despite the extremely difficult conditions.
PRCS teams transported the patients, provided medical care, and sheltered them overnight at the organization’s field hospital in al‑Mawasi before escorting them to the crossing.
The PRCS affirmed that it continues to carry out its humanitarian and medical duties despite the extremely difficult conditions.
Daughter of Gazan sports trainer Imad Miqdad mourns her father in heartbreaking words after the Israeli air forces targeted his mobile charging tent and killed him.
Imad was killed just two weeks before his daughter’s wedding, a moment he had long looked forward to, turning the… pic.twitter.com/b4J6vblt7k
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the family of imprisoned Gaza physician Dr. Husam Abu Safiya said they received a notification from the Israeli occupation authorities informing them that his imprisonment will be extended, with a court session scheduled today to formalize the extension.
Dr. Abu Safiya has been held illegally and without charge since December 2024 and has been denied access to his lawyer for more than two months following his transfer to the “Ketziot” prison in the Negev.
His family report a deterioration in his health, including significant weight loss, due to violence, harsh conditions, and medical neglect inside the facility.
Their ages did not exceed just a few months… yet their fate was the same…
Everyone in this video was killed in the war on Gaza, struck by occupation missiles.
Even the one who captured these images the one who preserved their faces through his lens has also been killed. pic.twitter.com/cEfp8sUmw1— Sameh Ahmed 𓂆 🇵🇸 (@PalPress24) April 28, 2026
The Israeli occupation is currently holding thirteen other Palestinian doctors, along with dozens of nurses and paramedics, who are subjected to systematic violations inside Israeli prisons.
Blockade and closure of crossings and borders; Gaza is facing a new famine💔 pic.twitter.com/g3sNCCl2Hl
— Nizar_Gaza_🇵🇸 (@nizar_almasre) April 28, 2026
Medical and human rights groups say the continued detention of medical personnel without charges further cripples Gaza’s already‑collapsed health system and deprives thousands of wounded Palestinians of essential care.
The family said that physicians belong in hospitals saving lives, not behind bars in inhumane conditions.
Blockade and closure of crossings and borders; Gaza is facing a new famine💔 pic.twitter.com/g3sNCCl2Hl
— Nizar_Gaza_🇵🇸 (@nizar_almasre) April 28, 2026
Since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 11, 2025, the Palestinian Health Ministry has documented 818 slain Palestinians, 2,301 injuries, and 762 bodies recovered.
The cumulative toll since October 7, 2023, has reached 72,594 slain Palestinians and 172,404 injuries. Many victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, with ambulance and civil defense crews still unable to reach them due to ongoing Israeli military activity.
