Nine-year-old girl among five killed in Israeli fire and airstrikes in Gaza
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- Israeli military conducted a drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding others, while stating it targeted 'terrorist infrastructure'.
- Israeli forces fired on a displacement camp in central Gaza, killing 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar; the military said it was unaware of the incident.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry reported at least 1,098 Palestinian deaths since the October 10 ceasefire, including 260 children, with women and children comprising about half of all fatalities.
- Israeli military acknowledged continuing near-daily strikes since the ceasefire, asserting they target Hamas and other militants planning attacks, though many civilians have been killed.
- Hamas-led government-affiliated Health Ministry maintains casualty records viewed as reliable by UN agencies and independent experts, though it does not differentiate between civilians and militants in its tallies.
Why it matters: Since the October 10 ceasefire, over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, including hundreds of children, while five Israeli soldiers have died—highlighting a persistent asymmetry in both casualties and military operations. The continued strikes undercut the ceasefire’s stability and deepen humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where most of the 2+ million population remains displaced.
