Israeli strikes kill five people, including three from one family, in Gaza

What the report says

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least five Palestinians on Friday, according to Al Jazeera’s reporting from the territory. Among the dead were three members of the Abdeen family, who were killed when an Israeli drone struck a group of Palestinians north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Medical sources told Al Jazeera that their bodies were taken to Nasser Medical Complex.

Separate attacks also killed a man in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood and struck a tent sheltering displaced people east of the city, leaving one person dead and several others wounded. The article also said Israeli forces carried out demolition activity southeast of Gaza City and reported another Israeli strike in Jenin in the occupied West Bank that killed three Palestinians.

The Israeli military said, without presenting evidence in the article, that it killed people it described as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders in other strikes. Al Jazeera noted that the violence continued despite a US-brokered ceasefire that has been in place since October 2025.

The report also placed the attacks in the context of worsening hunger in Gaza. Citing new World Food Programme data, it said many surveyed households are skipping meals, running out of food, or struggling to access markets because of shortages, high prices and restrictions on goods entering the enclave. That broader backdrop underscores why the continued fighting and access limits remain significant for civilians across Gaza.