Israeli airstrikes kill at least four Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli military actions in Gaza on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of at least four Palestinians and wounded several others, according to health officials in the territory. The incidents occurred despite a ceasefire agreement that has been in place since October.

The separate attacks took place across the Gaza Strip. Medics reported that one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle east of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza. Another airstrike earlier in the day killed one person and wounded another in the nearby town of Zawayda. Later, an airstrike killed one person at a tent encampment in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave. Israeli gunfire also killed one man in northwest Khan Younis, officials said.

The Israeli military stated it had fired towards two people approaching an Israeli-controlled boundary near Khan Younis on Tuesday. It has not issued further public comment on the specific incidents reported by Gaza authorities.

These latest fatalities occur within the context of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that took effect in October. The agreement was intended to pause large-scale hostilities and establish a framework for further negotiations,...