An entire Palestinian family of six was killed at dawn on Tuesday after Israeli forces bombed their house in Gaza City despite an ongoing ceasefire, the official news agency Wafa reported.
They were killed on Al-Thalathini Street amid continued violations of the ceasefire in place since Oct. 10, 2025.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams initially recovered the bodies of a mother and her four children after an Israeli strike targeting an apartment in the Al-Samer area.
A medical source said the children killed in the attack were aged between 6 and 13.
According to the source, the bodies of the victims arrived at the Al-Shifa Hospital burned.
Their father was later confirmed dead in the same attack.
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Gaza’s Civil Defense said its teams extinguished a large fire at the family home after the Israeli strike.
Israeli artillery also shelled areas southeast of the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, while military vehicles stationed nearby opened heavy fire.
In central Gaza, Israeli vehicles pushed around 100 meters into the Abu Ghraba area east of Deir al-Balah, accompanied by a military bulldozer, opening heavy fire and razing land before withdrawing several hours later, according to local sources and eyewitnesses.
The Israeli military occupies more than 70% of the enclave, up from 53% under the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, Israeli officials said.
Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli army has continued its daily attacks in Gaza, killing at least 1,158 Palestinians and injuring 3,756 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Since Israel’s genocide began on Oct. 8, 2023, nearly 73,300 Palestinians have been killed and 174,000 injured, while 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.
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