Israeli drone attack kills young girl in Gaza safe zone

Israeli drones struck tents in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians and wounding several others.Israel has killed another Palestinian child in the Gaza Strip, as its forces continue to attack tents sheltering displaced people despite a “ceasefire” that designated parts of the south as “safe zones”.Medical sources told Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza that an Israeli drone attack on two makeshift tents in Khan Younis on Saturday killed at least two Palestinians, including a young girl, and wounded four others.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli attack on car in central Gaza kills three Palestinianslist 2 of 3Joy, disappointment, protests: A view from Egypt-Iran World Cup tielist 3 of 3Could Israel’s coming election see an end to Netanyahu’s political career?end of listGaza’s civil defence said its teams recovered seven injured people from the site of an Israeli attack on tents in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. The wounded were taken to Nasser Hospital and the Red Cross Hospital.Separately, a 10-year-old Palestinian child died from wounds he suffered in an earlier Israeli bombardment of southern Gaza.A source at Nasser Hospital told Anadolu news agency that Walid Youssef Abu Jazar died after being wounded days earlier in an Israeli strike on al-Mawasi.Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Gaza City on Saturday, said Israel has kept up its attacks despite the “ceasefire”.“Maximum pressure has been a core tenant of the Israeli policy since the ceasefire was reached last year,” he said.“In the past hours, we got reports that Israeli drones hit makeshift tents in the al-Mawasi area, which was designated under the terms of the ceasefire as a safe area for thousands of Palestinians,” he added, about the attack that killed two people.Azzoum said that in addition to Israeli air raids, “we are witnessing the intensification of drones that we’re still hearing overhead”.Israel deliberately targeting childrenIsrael’s killing of Palestinian children has come under renewed focus after a United Nations report documented its targeting of children in Gaza and found that children made up about 30 percent of those killed since the start of the genocide in October 2023.