By WAFAA SHURAFA
Associated Press
Associated Press
Published: June 20, 2026 astatine 6:20 AM
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes successful Gaza connected Saturday killed astatine slightest six people, including 2 children and a cameraman with broadcaster Al Jazeera, according to Palestinian wellness officials.
Despite an October ceasefire betwixt Israel and the militant radical Hamas, the enclave has seen near-daily Israeli attacks that person killed implicit 1,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The archetypal onslaught connected Saturday deed an flat successful Gaza City astir 2 a.m., according to the ministry. At the site, an Associated Press newsman saw rubble and chunks of factual stained with blood.
The bodies of 2 sisters, 4-year-old Zina and 14-year-old Lana, were sent to Shifa Hospital's morgue, wherever they laic successful achromatic infirmary bags, surrounded by household members.
“I was sitting astatine home. The rocket fell connected america without a warning,” said their cousin, Mohammad Safadi, whose forehead was wounded. He said his woman was besides hurt.
“This ceasefire the concern and the dialog squad talk of … is this truly a ceasefire? We are civilians. I ne'er held a weapon,” Safadi said.
The Israeli subject said it was looking into the incident.
On Saturday evening, 3 Israeli strikes killed 4 radical and wounded astatine slightest a twelve others.
The archetypal deed a location successful cardinal Gaza’s Bureij exile campy without warning, sidesplitting 3 people, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to Al-Aqsa hospital. Al Jazeera confirmed Wishah's death.
Wishah’s member Mohamed, who was a analogous for Al Jazeera, was killed successful an Israeli onslaught successful April.
Another onslaught connected Saturday targeted a radical of radical successful the sprawling structure campy of Muwasi successful confederate Gaza, sidesplitting 1 and wounding 8 others, according to Nasser hospital, wherever the casualties were taken.
A 3rd onslaught successful Gaza City targeted a radical of radical and wounded astatine slightest four, according to Shifa hospital.
The Israeli subject successful a connection said it killed the Al Jazeera cameraman successful a “precise strike.” It asserted that helium had been portion of Hamas' subject helping and had posed a menace to troops successful the area.
Israel says it is targeting Hamas and different militants who airs a threat. Five Israeli soldiers person been killed since the truce.
The warfare began erstwhile Hamas-led militants stormed into confederate Israel, sidesplitting 1,200 radical and taking 251 hostage connected Oct. 7, 2023. Israel's retaliatory subject violative successful Gaza has killed 73,018 Palestinians, including those slain since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
The ministry, portion of the Hamas-led government, is staffed by aesculapian professionals and maintains elaborate records that are mostly considered reliable by United Nations agencies and autarkic experts. It does not separate betwixt civilians and militants but says women and children marque up astir fractional of each fatalities.
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