ISRAELI strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl, local health officials have said.
The first strike targeted a group of people in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing two and wounding another, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
The 13-year-old girl, Eileen al-Farra, was killed by shrapnel from Israeli tank shelling in southern Gaza, according to Nasser hospital.
Another strike in southern Gaza killed a man, according to health officials at Nasser hospital, after Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis.
Israeli warplanes also fired a missile at the tent, wounding several people who were taken to hospital.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes but said one of them targeted a “Hamas terrorist”, without elaborating.
Palestinians reported heavy tank shelling across Gaza and quadcopters – a type of unmanned aerial vehicle – buzzing overhead on Sunday.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Gaza City, said: “Israel has intensified its air strikes on Saturday, mainly targeting makeshift tents, specifically in Gaza City and the al-Mawasi area, which has been designated as a safe zone under the talks and the map of the ceasefire agreement that was reached last year.
“These attacks have been accompanied by an expansion of Israel’s ground activities in eastern portions of Gaza City, with Israeli forces expanding the space of the yellow demarcation line.”
Palestinians continue to report new casualties almost daily despite a "ceasefire deal" being reached in October between Israel and the Hamas militant group. Israel says it targets Hamas and other militants who pose a threat and in response to ceasefire violations.
Israel has killed more than 1040 people in Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants but says women and children make up around half of all deaths.
Israel has said five soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire.
The attacks began on October 7 2023 with a Hamas-led assault on southern Israel that killed some 1200 people and saw 251 taken hostage.
Israel’s retaliatory genocide in Gaza has killed more than 73,050 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, Gaza’s health ministry said.
