Father, child among six Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

What the report says

Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a father and his 13-year-old son, according to local health sources cited by Al Jazeera and Reuters. The reported deaths took place in separate incidents: three people were killed in an air attack on a family home in Gaza City’s Daraj area, two were killed in a strike on a tent in the city’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, and another man was shot dead in Khan Younis in the south.

Al Jazeera reported that the killings came despite last year’s U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with Gaza’s Health Ministry saying more than 1,600 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since the truce began. The ministry also said the wider war has caused more than 74,000 deaths in Gaza since October 7, 2023. These figures could not be independently verified in the article.

The report added that the attacks came as Gaza faced severe winter flooding after a strong storm over the weekend, which Gaza’s Government Media Office said damaged thousands of tents and killed at least five people. The piece also said many residents remain displaced, with shortages of tents and mobile homes and continued restrictions on humanitarian aid. Negotiations over Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza have also stalled, underscoring the continuing fragility of the ceasefire arrangement.