Three killed in strikes on Gaza as Israel renews threats over kite-flying

Israeli defence minister renews threat to expel Palestinians from any areas where kites or balloons are being flown in Gaza.At least three Palestinians have been killed in separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, medics and local media reported.This comes as Israel’s Defence Minister Israel-katz" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="4249" data-entity-type="person">Israel Katz on Thursday renewed his threat to expel Palestinians from any area in Gaza where kites were being flown.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Displaced Palestinians in Gaza face intensifying Israeli strikeslist 2 of 3Palestine weekly: After Kushner departs, Israel escalates Gaza attackslist 3 of 3Israel accused of using kites as pretext to justify escalating Gaza attacksend of listOne Palestinian was killed and others injured in an Israeli attack on a tent housing displaced people west of Gaza City on Thursday, a source at Al-Shifa Hospital said.An Israeli drone strike also hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area in western Khan Younis, killing one person and injuring others, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.Separately, an Israeli drone targeted an electric bicycle near the al-Sinaa intersection west of Gaza City, killing one person and injuring several others, including one critically, it added.The ongoing Israeli attacks come despite a US-brokered “ceasefire” that came into effect in October 2025.Although major fighting halted in the strip after the agreement, deadly Israeli strikes have continued.The Israeli military said the latest air strikes in Khan Younis were targeting Hamas fighters. In a post on X, it claimed that a Hamas commander who took part in holding three Israeli hostages was killed in the strikes.Palestinian authorities accuse Israel of undermining efforts to implement a broader plan by US President Donald Trump to end the genocidal war on Gaza, which includes the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from the strip and disarming Hamas.Renewed Israeli threats over kite flyingAs strikes continue, Katz renewed his threat to expel Palestinians from areas where kites or balloons were being flown in Gaza.