Israeli Attacks Kill 6 Palestinians, Including 2 Children, in Gaza Despite Ceasefire

Palestinians gathered outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis for the funeral of two children, Walid Shekshak and Yusuf Abu Ghali, killed in an Israeli army attack in Gaza despite a ceasefire. The incident occurred on October 20, 2026, marking another violation of the fragile truce.

Six Palestinians, including two children and a married couple, were killed and eleven injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The attacks, which took place during an effective ceasefire, included strikes near al-Sawarha cemetery, in the Jabalia refugee camp, and in the Zeitoun neighborhood.

A medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital reported that the bodies of a married couple were brought to the hospital along with four injured Palestinians, including three women, following an Israeli airstrike on a home in western Gaza City. Witnesses stated that an Israeli helicopter fired at least one missile at the family home near Al-Shifa Hospital, killing the couple and injuring others.

The strike caused a fire in the house, which civil defense crews later extinguished. In southern Gaza, a Palestinian child was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area south of Khan Younis. Five other Palestinians, including a woman and two children, were injured by Israeli army fire in Hamad City north of Khan Younis and areas south of the city.

In eastern Gaza City, the Israeli army carried out artillery shelling and opened heavy fire from military vehicles and quadcopter drones toward Palestinian homes and tents sheltering displaced people in the Tuffah neighborhood. The shelling and gunfire continued throughout the night, with several explosions heard as the Israeli army demolished homes and civilian structures inside areas under its control.

Israeli warships also fired bullets and shells toward the northern coast of Gaza City, while military vehicles opened heavy fire toward the Sudaniya area in the northwestern Gaza Strip. Witnesses said Israeli tanks opened heavy fire toward homes and tents sheltering displaced people in several areas of central, southern and northern Khan Younis.

The army also carried out extensive demolitions inside areas under its control, further escalating the humanitarian crisis. The attacks underscore the ongoing violence and instability in the region, despite efforts to establish a ceasefire.

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