Israeli strike on motorcycle kills Palestinian in Gaza City, injures child

Separate attacks struck central refugee camps as officials warned Gaza’s health sector faces total collapse.An Israeli strike on a motorcycle has killed one Palestinian and injured others, with one child in critical condition, reports the Palestinian Wafa news agency.The air strike targeted the vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, on Friday. Ongoing Israeli strikes on the besieged enclave have killed at least 1,381 people since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Macklemore pledges $1m in tour earnings to Palestinian groupslist 2 of 3UK court clears woman of voicing support for Hamas in university speechlist 3 of 3Israel is killing the people who could end its warsend of listIsrael has killed at least 73,795 people and wounded 174,869 others since the start of its genocidal war in October 2023.On Friday, the Israeli army also opened fire in the Nuseirat and al-Bureij refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, reports Wafa. The attacks on tents sheltering displaced people have resulted in multiple injuries.Earlier this week, an Israeli “double-tap” air strike killed a paramedic and a 15-year-old schoolboy in Gaza City. Israeli forces claimed they were targeting Hamas operatives.Last month, UNICEF found that, on average, one child is killed a day by Israel.Families are now confined to about a third of the enclave, sheltering among destroyed buildings, rubble and uncleared waste, the agency said.A Palestinian woman carries a girl past a blood stain on the ground after an Israeli drone strike on a cafe in al-Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, on September 16, 2026 [File: AFP]On Wednesday, a previously damaged building collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people, including 12 children. The Palestinian-civil-defence" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="5091" data-entity-type="organization">Palestinian Civil Defence agency in Gaza struggled to recover bodies from under the rubble due to Israel’s severe restrictions on heavy equipment.