Nine people, including a child, killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza

At least nine people were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Sunday. According to a report by BBC News, these attacks, which continue despite a one-year ceasefire, include a child. As per Al Jazeera's report, these attacks were carried out in Gaza City and Khan Younis.

A missile attack was launched on a group of civilians near Cairo School in the Al-Rimal area of Gaza City in northern Gaza. According to hospital officials, three people, including a four-year-old boy, died in this attack. In videos outside Shifa Hospital, a crowd of men was seen praying near two body bags and the small body of a child wrapped in a white towel. Speaking to AFP news agency, Ali Owais said, "My son and his child have been martyred. They were sitting in their tent and were not bothering anyone; nothing else was happening in the area when suddenly a missile came upon them and they were martyred. There is no ceasefire here; the war is ongoing — don't you see?"

A drone attack was carried out in the Al-Mawasi area of the southern city of Khan Younis. According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Interior, this attack targeted a group of police officers on regular duty, resulting in the deaths of five officers. These officers were aged between 23 and 53 years. The Ministry of Interior described the attack as a "horrific massacre." Women were seen immersed in grief at Nasser Hospital.

The Israeli army stated that it had carried out two attacks targeting military operatives, but provided no evidence or further information for this. A ceasefire in Gaza came into effect last October, but Israeli airstrikes continue almost every day. According to figures from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry, 1,580 people have died since then, which is considered reliable by the UN. Since the start of the war, 74,594 people have died in Gaza. Israel says it is targeting Hamas, but civilians are also killed occasionally. The peace plan for Gaza brought about through mediation by the Trump administration has also stalled. This war began following the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 people were taken hostage. During the ceasefire, thousands of Palestinians held in Gaza were released in exchange for all 48 remaining hostages held in Gaza.