Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17, while militant gunfire wounds Israeli soldier

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli occurrence successful Gaza killed astatine slightest 17 Palestinians, astir of them women and children, infirmary officials said Wednesday. Israel said its strikes came aft militants fired connected its soldiers, earnestly wounding one.

Seven women and 5 children were killed, infirmary officials said, including a 5-month-old and a babe conscionable 10 days old. They are the latest Palestinians successful Gaza to dice since a ceasefire deal, which has been punctuated by deadly Israeli strikes, came into effect connected Oct. 10, 2025. More than 530 Palestinians person been killed by Israeli successful that time, according to Gaza’s wellness ministry.

“The genocidal warfare against our radical successful the Gaza Strip continues,” said Dr. Mohamed Abu Selmiya, manager of Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, successful a Facebook post. “Where is the ceasefire? Where are the mediators?”

The attacks and the escalating decease toll person rocked the U.S.-backed truce and caused Palestinians successful the portion to accidental it does not consciousness similar the warfare has ended. Mediators person condemned the attacks and Hamas has called them violations of the deal, but Israel’s subject says it is responding to Hamas violations oregon militant attacks connected its soldiers. The subject says 4 soldiers person been killed since the ceasefire took hold.

Early Wednesday, Israeli troops fired connected a gathering successful the Tuffah vicinity successful northbound Gaza, sidesplitting astatine slightest 11 people, astir from the aforesaid family, said Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies. The dormant included 2 parents, their 10-day-old girl, her 5-month-old relative and their grandmother.

Israel’s subject said its craft and armored units had returned occurrence aft militants started shooting astatine troops, severely wounding a reservist worker who was evacuated to a hospital. Israel called the militant onslaught a usurpation of the deal.

After the Tuffah strike, Israeli occurrence continued crossed the strip, said infirmary officials. An Israeli onslaught connected a family’s structure successful the confederate metropolis of Khan Younis killed 3 radical including a 12-year-old boy, said Nasser hospital, which received the bodies. Tank shelling successful Gaza City’s eastbound vicinity of Zaytoun killed different 3 Palestinians, according to Shifa Hospital, including a hubby and his wife.

Over 71,800 Palestinians person been killed since the commencement of the war, according to the Gaza wellness ministry, which does not accidental however galore were fighters oregon civilians. The ministry, which is portion of the Hamas-led government, maintains elaborate casualty records that are seen arsenic mostly reliable by U.N. agencies and autarkic experts.

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Magdy reported from Cairo.

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