ع
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that two Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire on October 13, 2026, in the Al-Amal neighborhood and near Hamad City north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. WAFA said Israeli forces opened fire with live ammunition in both locations. The wounded were transferred to medical facilities for treatment according to the agency.
WAFA also reported earlier on October 13 that a Palestinian child died from injuries sustained three weeks earlier in Israeli shelling on the town of Al-Zawaida in central Gaza. The agency attributed the death directly to wounds from that prior incident. Palestinian medical sources have managed a series of similar cases in recent weeks.
Gaza health officials have said at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the October 2025 ceasefire according to Reuters. Israel has reported that four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza during the same timeframe. Reuters noted on October 12 that an Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in southern Gaza with the military saying it targeted a militant in the area.
Anadolu Agency reported a related incident on October 9 in which one Palestinian was killed and six others including two children were injured by Israeli gunfire and strikes in central and southern Gaza. Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital detailed the casualties in that event. The gunfire targeted areas near refugee camps while a drone strike hit an electric bicycle west of Khan Younis.
The Palestinian Health Ministry compiles casualty figures from hospital records across the territory. Its data has been referenced in reports by WAFA and other Palestinian outlets. Access constraints have complicated independent confirmation of individual incidents as noted in coverage by Reuters and Anadolu Agency.
