Conflict & Security
Israeli strike on Gaza City apartment kills five Palestinians, including a girl
October 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM · Updated 13d ago
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5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
An Israeli strike on a Gaza City apartment killed five Palestinians, including a girl, as ceasefire violations continue.
- Palestinian medical sources said Israeli aircraft struck a residential apartment in Gaza City, killing five people, including a child.
- Palestinian sources reported air raids west of Gaza City, demolition operations east of the city, and artillery fire in Khan Younis and Rafah.
- Gaza's Health Ministry said Israeli ceasefire violations have killed 1,439 Palestinians and wounded 5,052 since the truce took effect in October 2025.
- The World Health Organization said Israeli authorities were blocking medical equipment and X-ray devices from entering Gaza without official justification.
- Medical sources said the death toll from the strike on an apartment west of Gaza City rose to six, including a child, early Saturday.
- Medical staff at al-Shifa Hospital said the strike hit the al-Asala building in Remal without prior warning, wounding at least six people.
- The Israeli military said it renewed strikes because Hamas is rearming and violating the October ceasefire, a claim Hamas denied.
- The Israeli military reported that four of its soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire took effect.




