Gaza: Eight Killed in Overnight Israeli Strikes

Eight people were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian civil defense officials. The strikes, which occurred late Saturday into Sunday, hit multiple residential buildings and came despite the announcement of a deal for Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal from the territory.

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Several residential buildings were hit during the night and at least eight people were killed.

Civil defense officials reported that several residential buildings were struck during the night. Among the casualties, a man and a woman died in the southern Gaza city of Deir al-Balah when an Israeli military helicopter targeted an apartment. In another incident, three people, including a child, were killed in an Israeli strike on a family apartment in the northwestern part of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

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an Israeli military helicopter has struck an apartment ... in the south of Deir al-Balah.

These fatalities followed another eight deaths from Israeli strikes on Saturday. The timing of these strikes, occurring just hours after the announcement of the disarmament agreement, raises questions about the de-escalation process and the immediate impact of the deal on the ground. The ongoing violence underscores the fragile situation in the region.

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three people, including a child, were killed after an Israeli strike targeted an apartment belonging to the Al-Hams family ... northwest of Khan Younès, in the south of the Gaza Strip.