Gaza health officials say children among 10 killed in Israeli strikes

Gaza's civil defense and hospitals reported that Israeli attacks on Saturday killed 10 people across the territory, including three children and their parents. The violence occurred despite an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with efforts to secure a lasting agreement stalled.

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The family’s only surviving member is one child, who was not inside the house at the time of the strike.

A family of five, three children and their parents, died when an Israeli strike hit a residential apartment in northwest Gaza City, according to the territory's civil defense agency. Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the agency, told AFP that the family's only surviving member was a child who was not at home during the strike. Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital confirmed it received the five bodies.

An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed a strike in Gaza City on Saturday targeting a Hamas operative and stated the military was assessing the results. Gaza resident Mousa Al-Aimawi described the strike as sudden, with no warning. "Suddenly there was a missile hitting the building. No one knew, no one, no warning, nothing," he told AFP, adding, "They hit it without caring that there are civilians, children, women, girls."

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Suddenly there was a missile hitting the building. No one knew, no one, no warning, nothing. They hit it without caring that there are civilians, children, women, girls.

Mohammed Kali, a resident of the same building, reported seeing bodies scattered on the ground, including women, children, and elderly people. AFP footage from the scene showed extensive damage to the building's facade, with rescue teams assisting the wounded. Onlookers searched through debris for salvageable belongings. The civil defense agency also reported three more people killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, and two others elsewhere in Gaza. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on these attacks.

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There were bodies scattered on the ground, women and children dead, and elderly people too.