Israeli strike hits a tent in central Gaza, killing 3, including a child

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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM METZ

Associated Press

Published: June 29, 2026 astatine 5:20 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces struck a structure sheltering displaced radical successful the cardinal Gaza Strip connected Monday, sidesplitting astatine slightest 3 Palestinians, including an 8-year-old lad and his grandfather, aesculapian officials said.

Health authorities successful the coastal enclave said the drone onslaught deed a vicinity successful Deir al-Balah, 1 of the slightest damaged towns successful cardinal Gaza.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the fatalities were Hassan al-Hanagra and his 8-year-old grandchild, Malik Abu Shawish, on with different man. Abu Shawish, whose parents are divorced, was visiting his mother's structure astatine the clip of the strike, and his parent was among 7 radical wounded successful the strike, infirmary officials said.

Israel's subject said the onslaught was targeting a militant, but did not instantly sanction him oregon accidental if helium was killed.

A onslaught successful confederate Gaza connected Sunday killed Zaher Abu Salem, the Israeli subject said, describing him arsenic a subordinate of Islamic Jihad who was progressive successful the Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught connected Israel that triggered the war. A full of 4 radical were killed Sunday successful a flurry of strikes astir Gaza, including a 13-year-old girl, Eileen al-Farra, who was deed by shrapnel from Israeli vessel shelling and was buried Monday.

While the heaviest warring has subsided since a ceasefire took clasp successful October, Israeli forces person carried retired near-daily strikes, sidesplitting 1,045 Palestinians, including much than 360 women and children, according to wellness officials successful Gaza. Israel says it is targeting militants, often saying they were readying attacks connected Israeli troops who clasp much than 60% of the Gaza Strip. Five Israeli soldiers person been killed successful militant attacks since the ceasefire.

The Gaza Health 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. But it does not springiness a breakdown of civilians and militants.

Israel's run successful Gaza has killed much than 73,058 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Hamas-led Oct. 7 onslaught connected Israel killed immoderate 1,200 radical and saw 251 taken hostage.

Palestinian teen killed adjacent Ramallah

Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided locations passim the occupied West Bank, including adjacent Ramallah, wherever the Palestinian Health Ministry reported a 15-year-old from Jerusalem was killed by a gunshot to the head.

Emergency crews transported Amir Jaber to the infirmary from the al-Bireh country aft attempting to resuscitate him astatine the scene, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. It besides reported 2 injured by Israeli occurrence successful a raid adjacent Hebron, the West Bank's astir populous city.

The Israeli subject did not remark immediately.

The raid adjacent Ramallah — the Palestinians' administrative superior successful the West Bank — was among fractional a twelve passim the territory reported by WAFA, the Palestinian quality agency, connected Monday.

At slightest 59 Palestinians person been killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers successful the West Bank this year, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported past week.

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Metz reported from Ramallah, West Bank. Associated Press writer Samy Magdy successful Cairo contributed to this report.

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