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AFP reported that one man died after succumbing to injuries from an Israeli drone strike on a house in the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City. A second man was killed when an Israeli strike hit his tent in the Al-Mawasi area east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The civil defence agency, which functions as a rescue service under Hamas, said a third person died with several others injured in a strike near an intersection in western Gaza City. The agency provided the details of the three incidents that occurred the previous day.
When contacted by AFP the Israeli military confirmed it had carried out strikes against Hamas terrorists in those locations although it offered no further information. The military has maintained that such actions are required to pursue individuals linked to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. That assault killed around 1,200 people and saw hostages taken, according to Israeli tallies, and it triggered the wider war that preceded the current truce.
Israel’s army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir stated on Tuesday that forces would continue demilitarising Gaza and disarming Hamas using all necessary means. Zamir made the comments despite recent US efforts to reinforce the ceasefire agreement. The Israeli military has separately indicated it will keep targeting those it identifies as responsible for the 2023 attack throughout the post-ceasefire phase.
Gaza’s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, has recorded at least 1,303 Palestinian deaths from Israeli operations since the ceasefire began in October 2025. The United Nations considers the ministry’s casualty figures reliable. The Israeli army for its part has reported five soldiers killed and one civilian contractor lost over the same period.
A Reuters report from August 23 described two Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza that killed at least two Palestinians including a four-year-old boy with the military saying it was examining those events. BBC coverage of comparable actions has detailed strikes involving helicopters and drones often aimed at suspected militant sites in areas such as Khan Yunis and Gaza City. The recurring incidents have been documented by local medics and civil defence teams since the truce took hold.
The US-backed ceasefire has largely prevented a resumption of major combat but both sides have continued to accuse each other of violations through targeted actions and responses. The civil defence agency has repeatedly documented the human cost on the Palestinian side from these exchanges. Palestinian officials have called for stricter observance of the truce terms by all involved parties.
