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Israeli air strikes in Gaza City kill at least five people
Health officials report casualties from separate strikes on Monday despite an active ceasefire agreement.
The short version
- At least five Palestinians were killed on Monday in two separate Israeli air strikes in Gaza City.
- Health officials said one strike targeted a crowd near a public park and another hit a vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood.
- The Israeli military asserted that the strikes targeted Hamas fighters, though no supporting evidence was provided.
- Casualties continue to mount across the Gaza Strip despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed upon in October.
Key facts
- An Israeli air strike near a municipal public park in Gaza City killed two people and injured several others, according to local medics.[Al Jazeera]
- A second strike hit a vehicle in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, killing at least three people, according to health officials.[Al Jazeera]
- The Israeli military claimed both strikes were directed at Hamas fighters without providing evidence.[Al Jazeera]
- Gaza’s Ministry of Health stated that 1,313 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since the October ceasefire agreement took effect.[Al Jazeera]
- The Israeli military reported five soldiers and one civilian contractor killed in its ranks since October.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The Israeli military provided no evidence to support its assertion that the individuals targeted in Monday's strikes were Hamas fighters.[Al Jazeera]
- The Palestinian Centre for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons estimates that between 4,000 and 5,000 missing Palestinians are dead under rubble, though exact figures are unverified.[Al Jazeera]