Gaza's civil defence and hospitals report that Israeli attacks have killed 11 people across the territory, including three children and their parents. Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, violence persists. A family of five, including three children, was killed when an Israeli strike hit their apartment in northwest Gaza City. Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital confirmed it had received the five bodies. An Israeli military spokeswoman said a strike was carried out in Gaza City targeting a Hamas terrorist. Violence continues in Gaza, with at least 1,144 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire took effect last October, according to Gaza's health ministry.
The family's only surviving member is one child, who was not inside the house at the time of the strike, according to Mahmoud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defence agency. Gaza resident Mousa Al-Aimawi said the strike came without warning. 'Suddenly there was a missile hitting the building. No one knew, no one, no warning, nothing,' he said.
Mohammed Kali, who lives in the same building, said he saw several people lying on the ground. 'There were bodies scattered on the ground -- women and children dead, and elderly people too,' he said. AFP footage from the scene showed large sections of the building's facade torn away, as rescue teams helped the wounded.
Three more people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a group of civilians in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to the agency. Al-Shifa hospital confirmed it had received the three bodies. Hours later, Bassal announced the death of a woman after 'Israeli artillery shelling' struck 'a tent sheltering displaced people' east of the Zeitoun neighbourhood.
Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital confirmed it had received the body of the woman along with several wounded individuals, including her daughter. Several people were wounded and three others remain missing in the targeted area, the spokesman added. Health officials said two other people were killed elsewhere in Israeli attacks in Gaza. The military did not offer an immediate comment on those attacks.
Efforts to secure a lasting agreement to end the war have stalled, and violence continues despite the ceasefire. Before Friday's casualties, at least 1,144 Palestinians had been killed since the truce took effect last October, according to Gaza's health ministry. The Israeli military says it has lost five soldiers in Gaza over the same period, as well as one civilian contractor.
