Israeli fire kills nine people, including two children, in Gaza, medics say
Details of the Recent Israeli Strikes in Gaza
Casualties and Incidents Reported by Medics
July 8 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least nine Palestinians, including two children, aged 10 and 6, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials there said.
Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed one person near a school in Gaza City. Twelve people were wounded in the two incidents. The Israeli military said it struck militants in Gaza City, but was unaware of casualties.
Airstrikes in Khan Younis and Zeitoun
Another Israeli airstrike hit a tent for displaced people in the Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, killing at least four people including a 10-year-old child.
Later on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said a 6-year-old boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City.
Additional Strikes and Ongoing Tensions
The Israeli military carried out two other separate strikes in other parts of Gaza City that killed three people and wounded several others, medics said, taking Wednesday's death toll to at least nine.
The Israeli military didn't immediately comment on any of those incidents.
Background to the Conflict and Ceasefire Violations
Israel has repeatedly carried out strikes in Gaza since a U.S.-mediated ceasefire with Hamas was reached last October, saying it is targeting militants who threaten its forces or who took part in the October 2023 attack on Israel.
Hamas has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire. Nikolay Mladenov, U.S. President Donald Trump's appointed Board of Peace envoy to Gaza, has said both sides have violated the agreement.
Casualty Figures Since the Ceasefire
Since the ceasefire took effect nine months ago, more than 1,080 Palestinians, many of them civilians, and four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, according to figures released by the two sides. Hamas does not disclose the number of its fighters killed.
(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Philippa Fletcher)
