Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Five People, Medics Say
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Israeli destruction on al-Seqaly Street in Khan Younis, Gaza War, June 11 2024. File photo. |
CAIRO/GAZA — September 15, 2026
Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including two children and people identified by Israeli and Hamas sources as members of Hamas, according to Palestinian medical officials and Hamas sources. The strikes hit areas in northern and southern Gaza as the territory remained under a ceasefire that has not stopped military attacks.
In northern Gaza's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, an Israeli strike on a vehicle killed at least two Palestinians, including a child, and wounded seven others, according to medics. Witnesses said a second strike hit near people who had gathered to help those injured in the first attack.
The Israeli military said it had targeted a militant in the area but did not provide further details. Video footage showing an explosion near a group of people circulated after the incident, although it had not been independently verified.
In another incident in northern Gaza, the British charity Medical Aid for Palestinians said a patient was killed at a health center it supports in Jabalia. The organization said an Israeli military quadcopter drone shot the patient. Israel had not immediately commented on the allegation.
Further south, an Israeli strike on a tent encampment in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis killed a man and an 8-year-old girl and wounded 14 others, medical staff said.
Israeli officials said the military had targeted a Hamas commander from the Rafah Brigade. Hamas sources identified the man as senior commander Nael Abu Obeid and said he was killed in the strike.
Funerals were also held in Gaza on Tuesday for two people killed in Israeli strikes a day earlier. Hamas sources and the Israeli military identified Ahmed Al-Batsh as a local Hamas commander who was killed when his vehicle was struck in northern Gaza.
The Israeli military also said Rafat Zummar was a Hamas commander and that he had been killed in a separate strike. Hamas did not immediately comment on whether Zummar was affiliated with the group.
At Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, relatives and friends attended Batsh's funeral. His body was wrapped in a white shroud and covered with a Hamas flag, while an assault rifle was placed on top of the body.
The latest deaths add to the toll recorded since a U.S.-backed ceasefire reached in October 2025 halted large-scale fighting in Gaza. The agreement has reduced the intensity of the conflict but has not stopped Israeli strikes, while negotiations on longer-term arrangements have made limited progress.
Hamas has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and obstructing efforts to implement a broader U.S. plan for ending the conflict. The plan includes an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas.
Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement. The two sides therefore continue to give conflicting accounts of responsibility for breaches of the arrangement.
Gaza health officials say more than 1,300 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed since the ceasefire began. The Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed during the same period.
The latest incidents underline the continued fragility of the ceasefire, with Israeli military operations and Palestinian casualties continuing despite the halt in large-scale fighting.
