Israel launches further attacks on Gaza despite ceasefire agreement

Gaza - Eight Palestinians, including two children, were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, despite the announcement of an agreement to implement the next stage of a ceasefire plan.

Medical sources at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, stated that three Palestinians were killed and three others injured when an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in the Al-Qarara area, located northwest of the city. According to witnesses, the strike hit an apartment belonging to the Al-Hams family, killing Mahmoud Zaki Al-Hams (38), his wife Fatima Al-Hams (37), and their young daughter. The bodies were subsequently transported to the hospital.

Local sources also reported that Israeli artillery bombarded the Dar Al-Salam area in central Khan Younis, though no casualties have been reported from that specific attack so far.

In central Gaza, Kamal Abu Muailiq (68) and his wife, Huda (59), were killed after an Israeli helicopter attacked their home in the Al-Mashaala area, west of Deir al-Balah, according to medical sources and witnesses.

In Gaza City, another Israeli strike targeted an apartment in the Al-Sousi Tower near the harbour area. This attack killed three Palestinians: Abdullah Abu Taif (33), his wife Abeer Anan (29), and their five-year-old son, Azzam, according to medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Another Palestinian was injured in a separate Israeli strike targeting an apartment near the Palestine Mosque in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood of western Gaza City. Separately, Israeli military vehicles opened fire towards the eastern part of the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City; no casualties have been reported from this incident as of yet.