Six Killed, Including Child, in Israeli Attacks on Gaza

An Israeli army offensive in the Gaza Strip resulted in the deaths of six people, including an 8-year-old girl, on Sunday. Hospitals in the Palestinian enclave reported the casualties following multiple drone strikes and gunfire. In the western Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, consecutive drone bombings by the Israeli army killed at least four individuals and wounded nine others, according to reports from Shifa and Quds hospitals.

The Palestinian Red Crescent stated that the drones targeted a mechanical workshop in the area. Separately, an 8-year-old girl succumbed to injuries sustained from Israeli army gunfire earlier in the day at the Al Nur wal Huda refugee camp, located east of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. This camp is situated near Israeli troop positions along the Gaza border.

Local sources described the gunfire as "automatic fire," potentially from remotely controlled weapons systems on the border perimeter. The Israeli army has previously denied using such systems. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that approximately 21,300 children have died in Gaza due to Israeli attacks since October 2023. An additional fatality was reported in the southern Gaza Strip, with further details not immediately available. The total death toll in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has surpassed 73,200.