Israeli Pre-Dawn Strikes Kill Three Palestinians, Including Two Children

Gaza Herald – Three Palestinians, including two children, were killed and several others injured on Thursday in Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas across the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

A child, Zaid Mohammed Nawfal, was killed after Israeli aircraft bombed an apartment opposite the municipality of Al-Bureij in central Gaza. Israeli aircraft also targeted a home in Block 12 of Al-Bureij refugee camp, causing further destruction in the area.

In western Khan Younis, two Palestinians were killed, including an eight-year-old girl, after an Israeli helicopter strike hit a displacement tent near the college area. The victims were identified as Abdullah Nasser Abdel Fattah Al-Balawi, 20, and Ratel Mahmoud Musa Abdullah, 8, while several others were wounded.

Israeli aircraft also carried out strikes on Gaza City’s Al-Shati refugee camp, targeting homes near Karam Mislaha and Al-Qawqa roundabout, leaving a number of Palestinians injured. A Palestinian was also wounded by fire from an Israeli quadcopter drone in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood.

Additional injuries were reported after an Israeli drone strike hit a residential apartment near Al-Ma’mounia School in central Gaza City. Another Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in Al-Alami commercial building near Al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Al-Ma’madani), triggering a fire.

The attacks come as Israeli forces continue ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement, including air and artillery strikes, detonations in areas near the so-called “yellow line,” and restrictions on the movement of goods, aid, and civilians. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said the death toll since the ceasefire began on October 10 has risen to 1,209 Palestinians killed and 3,943 injured, with 803 bodies recovered.