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Israeli strikes in a residential area of Gaza City resulted in the deaths of at least five people, including a father and his two daughters, early on Saturday. Medical sources reported the attacks occurred on al-Thalatini Street, leaving several others injured.
Investigation into the recent strikes is ongoing, with authorities seeking to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident. Since October, the ongoing conflict has resulted in over 73,000 deaths in the Gaza Strip, highlighting severe humanitarian needs among the 2.2 million residents.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned the latest Israeli strikes as a violation of the ceasefire, highlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis facing Gaza. In response, calls for international intervention have intensified, as aid groups warn that escalating violence threatens to exacerbate the plight of 2.2 million people already in dire need.
What remains unclear — It is uncertain whether Israel plans to alter its strategy following repeated ceasefire violations.
Family of four killed in Israeli strikes on residential area in Gaza
News|GazaFamily, including two daughters, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Israel has repeatedly violated the October ceasefire brokered by the US.
Published On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026
At least five people have been killed in Gaza after overnight Israeli strikes hit a residential area in the besieged enclave.
The attacks early on Saturday hit a building on al-Thalatini Street in Gaza City, medical sources told the Wafa news agency.
Among those killed were a father and his two daughters. The mother was wounded and died later on Saturday. Several others were injured.
“The area had not received any prior warning before the strikes,” said WTX News correspondent Tareq Abuo Azzum, reporting from Gaza. “This is a grim reality that’s growing day in, day out.”
Five people were injured earlier on Friday evening after Israeli air strikes targeted a tent sheltering displaced families in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
Meanwhile, Wafa reported heavy gunfire on Saturday coming from Israeli naval vessels off the coast of southern Gaza.
Since a ceasefire brokered by the United States in October, at least 1,007 people in Gaza have been killed while 3,165 others have been wounded, according to health authorities.
At least 73,018 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war in October 2023.
Israel restricts the entry of food, medical aid and shelter materials into Gaza, where about 2.2 million people have acute humanitarian needs. Israel’s military also continues to occupy large swaths of Gaza.