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Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials reported. The strikes occurred as a US-based research group noted a significant increase in Israeli attacks, reaching levels not observed since a truce took effect in October.

Medics confirmed that two individuals died in an Israeli airstrike near the Tuffah neighborhood in northern Gaza. Another person was killed by Israeli tank shelling in the Zeitoun suburb of eastern Gaza City. In western Gaza City, an airstrike on a tent encampment for displaced people resulted in one death and several injuries. Additionally, an attack on a vehicle in Khan Younis, in the south, claimed another life, according to medical sources. Witnesses also reported an airstrike hitting a residential building in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.

The Israeli military had not provided immediate comment on these specific incidents. These fatalities contribute to a grim toll of over 1,100 Palestinians, predominantly civilians, who have been killed by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began in October. Conflict monitor ACLED indicated that air- and drone strikes against Hamas and other groups escalated to over 40 in June, marking the highest monthly total since the ceasefire was established.