Six Palestinians killed in separate Israeli attacks in Gaza, including a father and son
Local health sources say Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, among them a father and his 13-year-old son.
Local health officials reported that Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday. Three people died when an air strike hit the Ghubain family home in the Daraj district of Gaza City. A separate air strike on a tent in the Zeitoun neighbourhood killed a father and his 13-year-old son. In Khan Younis, a man was killed by Israeli gunfire.
The Gaza Ministry of Health said the death toll in the enclave has risen to more than 1,600 since the United States-brokered cease-fire was implemented last year. The ministry also noted that the overall conflict has resulted in over 74,000 deaths since October 7, 2023.
A severe storm over the weekend flooded roughly 70,000 tents in Gaza, causing at least five additional deaths and about $3 million in damage, according to the Gaza Government Media Office. Restrictions on the entry of mobile homes and tents remain in place, with only a fraction of the needed shelter allowed into the territory.
Negotiations have not produced an agreement on Hamas disarmament or a full Israeli troop withdrawal from the parts of Gaza that remain under Israeli control.