Israeli strikes kill five people, including three from one family, in Gaza

The latest round of attacks comes as Palestinians across the strip continue to face severe food insecurity.Israeli attacks have killed at least five Palestinians in multiple strikes across the Gaza Strip, including three members of the same family.An Israeli drone strike targeted a group of Palestinians early on Friday morning north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing three members of the Abdeen family, medical sources told Al Jazeera reporters. Their bodies were transported to Nasser Medical Complex in the governorate.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Armed with a whistle, Gaza’s lifeguards do what they can to save swimmerslist 2 of 4PA activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort protest: Reportlist 3 of 4New Israeli roadblocks entrench siege of homes in West Bank’s Qusralist 4 of 4Federal US judge faces complaint over staunch pro-Israel advocacyend of listAnother Israeli attack killed a Palestinian man in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City when a drone fired a missile at a group of civilians, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency. The body of Hassan al-Deiri and a number of wounded people were taken to the city’s al-Shifa Hospital.A third attack hit a tent of displaced people in the Mashahra area east of Gaza City, killing one person and injuring several others.The Israeli military also launched a strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, killing three Palestinians. It identified one of them as Qais Bitawi, who the army claimed, without evidence, to be a Hamas operative.The Israeli military also claimed, without evidence, that it killed two Palestinian commanders – one with Hamas and one with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) – in separate attacks on Gaza City on Thursday.Israeli forces also carried out a wide-scale demolition operation in areas under its control southeast of Gaza City throughout Friday, according to Al Jazeera reporters in the strip.Hunger across GazaThe latest wave of attacks comes despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” in place since October 2025, and as the Gaza Strip continues to face severe food insecurity.