Israeli fire kills six people in Gaza, including a child, medics say

Published 20 Jun, 2026 10:02pm 2 min read
A Palestinian boy runs past the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment in Gaza City, on June 20, 2026. Reuters
A Palestinian boy runs past the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment in Gaza City, on June 20, 2026. Reuters

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least six people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, health officials ​said.

An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians, including two women and ​a child, in an apartment building in Gaza City, ⁠health officials said. The attack on the building in the Sabra ​neighbourhood of Gaza City destroyed the apartment and wounded several other ​people, medics added.

The Israeli military said they struck a militant, without elaborating.

In another incident, Israeli forces shot and killed a woman in Beit Lahiya town further ​north, said medics. Later, an Israeli airstrike killed at least ​one person and wounded eight others in Khan Younis, south of the enclave, ‌taking ⁠Saturday’s death toll to at least six.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on either incident.

An October ceasefire may have halted major fighting between Hamas and Israel, but it has failed to end ​Israeli attacks.

Gaza’s health ministry ​said more ⁠than 1,010 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire. Four Israeli soldiers were killed ​by militants in Gaza over the same period.

Israel ​says its ⁠strikes are aimed at thwarting imminent attacks by Hamas and other militants. Hamas rarely discloses information about the deaths of its fighters.

Israel and ⁠Hamas remain ​deadlocked over how to proceed with ​the next stage of Trump’s Gaza plan, which involves Hamas laying down its arms and ​Israeli withdrawals.

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