Three Palestinians, including an eight-year-old child, were killed in an attack on a tent in war-torn Deir al-Balah. Israel talks about the intervention of a member of the jihad.
At least three Palestinians, including a child, were killed in Monday’s Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the AP agency reported, citing TASR. According to local health officials, the strike hit a tent in which displaced persons were; the Israeli side claims that a militant was supposed to be present in it.
- Three Palestinians, including a child, died in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah.
- An airstrike hit a tent with displaced persons, another man was injured.
- Israel says the airstrike targeted a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
- Israeli operations in Gaza continue despite a cease-fire effective from October 2025.
- Since the start of the ceasefire, 1,045 Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza.
Representatives of the health sector in this coastal enclave specified that the bombing hit the city of Deir al-Balah in the central part of the Gaza Strip, which is one of the most devastated locations in the region. According to the local hospital, two men and an eight-year-old child are among the victims, another man was injured.
Attack on the tent
The Israeli military said the target of the airstrike was an alleged member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization. According to her statement, this man should have participated in the attack by Palestinian commandos on the territory of Israel on October 7, 2023.
In this context, the AP reminds that Israel continues armed operations in the Gaza Strip despite the cease-fire, which has been in effect since October 2025. Since its beginning, Israeli attacks, according to the balance cited by the agency, have claimed the lives of 1,045 Palestinians. Israel declares that it is focusing its operations on fighters of Palestinian armed groups and has carried out three waves of airstrikes against them over the past weekend alone.
A cease-fire under pressure
At the same time, according to this information, militant groups repeatedly attacked Israeli troops during the ceasefire. The Israeli military says its operations are in response to ceasefire violations by the Hamas movement. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire began.
