Israeli drone strike kills one in Deir el-Balah as Gaza attacks continue
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An Israeli drone attack targeted the al-Hasanat family in Deir el-Balah on Saturday, killing one person and wounding others. Ambulance and civil defence crews transported several wounded people to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. The attack came as Israeli forces pushed into the eastern part of the city and struck multiple homes.
Key Facts
- At least two Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours, Gaza's Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
- Four injured people were brought to hospitals in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry.
- Since the October 2025 ceasefire, 1,285 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, Gaza's Health Ministry reported.
- Overall, 73,419 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, most of them women and children.
Deir el-Balah Attack
An Israeli drone attack targeted the al-Hasanat family in Deir el-Balah on Saturday, killing one person and wounding others. The attack was carried out without warning in an area crowded with tents of displaced people, Al Jazeera's Ashraf Abu Amra reported. Ambulance and civil defence crews transported several wounded people to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city. The Israeli army carried out two demolition operations in Deir el-Balah, with explosions heard from a distance as targeted houses collapsed into rubble.
Wider Gaza Operations
Israeli forces pushed into the eastern part of Deir el-Balah and struck multiple homes, remaining positioned close to civilian areas along the city's eastern perimeter. In eastern Khan Younis, Israeli forces shelled several civilian areas, targeting displaced Palestinians' camps across from the military-controlled area along the 'Yellow Line'. Israeli forces advanced further into the east of Gaza City, expanding the 'Yellow Line' towards more civilian areas and demolishing property and infrastructure inside the zone. A woman was wounded after being fired at by Israeli forces near ad-Dawa Street, northeast of the Nuseirat refugee camp, in an attack on civilians in central Gaza. Israeli air and artillery attacks intensified in areas designated as 'humanitarian zones', where more than two million people are concentrated in roughly 30 percent of the Gaza Strip's total area.
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Israeli drone strike kills one in Deir el-Balah as Gaza attacks continue
