Three said killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, including one-year-old
IDF does not comment on strike, but says it hit Hamas arms depots in recent days as violence continues unabated amid shaky ceasefire
by Nurit Yohanan, Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page Stav Levaton Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page and AFP · The Times of IsraelA pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza on Sunday, hospital officials said.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah reported it had received the bodies of a couple and their infant after an Israeli strike hit a residential apartment in the Al-Nuseirat camp before dawn.
The hospital said around 10 people were wounded in the strike.
According to media outlets affiliated with the Hamas terror group in Gaza, those killed were named as Ibrahim Abu Mallouh, 38, his wife Alaa Majdi, 38, and their son Osama.
Gaza remains gripped with daily violence despite a formal ceasefire in place since October, with both the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce.
The military, meanwhile, said on Sunday that it struck and destroyed several Hamas weapons storage facilities in central Gaza over recent days, but it did not comment about the three deaths.
According to the military, three weapons warehouses hit Saturday contained anti-tank missiles, firearms, RPGs, vests and other combat equipment.
A separate strike on Wednesday destroyed another Hamas weapons depot containing explosive devices, RPG launchers, hand grenades and ammunition magazines, the IDF said.
The military added that secondary explosions were identified following the strikes, indicating the presence of weapons inside the depots.
The IDF says it carries out strikes to thwart imminent attacks or in situations where there is a threat to troops.
At least 890 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority and does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
Four IDF soldiers have been killed in attacks by Gazans over the same period. A fifth soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident.
Israel launched the war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre that killed some 1,200 people and saw another 251 taken hostage.