Israeli fire kills at least seven Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli military strikes and gunfire killed at least seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to medical officials, marking another day of violence under a fragile, eight-month-old ceasefire. The attacks occurred across the territory, from Gaza City in the north to Rafah in the south.

Medics reported that an Israeli airstrike killed a man and wounded two children in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The Israeli military stated the strike targeted a Hamas militant. A separate airstrike near a tent encampment for displaced families in western Gaza City killed one person and wounded five others. Another strike in Khan Younis left one person dead and three wounded, with the military again saying it targeted militants.

Later on Tuesday, one Palestinian was killed and nine others were wounded by Israeli gunfire in an area of Rafah, according to medics and witnesses. In Gaza City's Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, an airstrike hit a vehicle, killing three people, including a child. One of the deceased was identified as Mohammad Al-Waheidi, who worked for an Egyptian relief committee providing aid in Gaza. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the...