Israeli airstrike kills two Palestinians in Gaza on third anniversary of October 7

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a civil defense volunteer, in northern Gaza on the third anniversary of October 7.

• Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said volunteer Muhammad Tamous died after reaching Shifa Hospital from an Israeli airstrike near the destroyed Kamal Adwan hospital.
• A Gaza security source reported shelling and gunfire across eastern Khan Younis and central camps, and said Israeli forces demolished homes in Zaytoun.
• Explosions were heard inside Israel as families of October 7 victims gathered at the Nova festival site to commemorate more than 300 killed there.
• Gaza's Health Ministry said more than 1,460 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect in October 2025.
• Palestinian medical sources said the civil defense member was hit by an Israeli drone while evacuating the wounded near Kamal Adwan hospital.
• Two other Palestinians died in Khan Younis, including one from wounds sustained on September 4, raising Wednesday's toll to three.
• Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said teams recovered four bodies from Israeli strikes in Khan Younis and Jabalia.
• Health authorities said more than 74,200 Palestinians have been killed since the war began three years ago.
• The Israeli military said it killed two Hamas militants who emerged from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza on Wednesday.
• An Israeli strike hit a tent for displaced people west of Khan Younis and wounded several people, according to Al Jazeera.
• Gaza hospitals reported five deaths from Israeli fire since dawn on Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera.