Israeli strikes kill at least 5 in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Five in Gaza, Including Family of Four

An Israeli airstrike early Saturday struck an apartment building in Gaza City, killing a father and his two young daughters, as the enclave continues to endure near-daily attacks more than eight months after a ceasefire took effect.

A Family Torn Apart at Dawn

The strike hit the Safadi family home near the Al-Tayaran junction in Gaza City around 2 a.m. local time, according to medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital. Eyewitnesses identified the dead as Hussein Safadi and his daughters Zeina, 6, and Lana, 13. Reports from Anadolu Agency indicated their mother Rana was also killed, bringing the family’s death toll to four. Several other family members and nearby residents were wounded.sfgate

An Associated Press reporter at the scene described scattered rubble and chunks of concrete stained with blood. The bodies of the two sisters were taken to Al-Shifa Hospital’s morgue, where they lay shrouded in white hospital bags, surrounded by grieving relatives.sfgate

In a separate incident on Saturday, Israeli forces shot and killed a woman in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, bringing the day’s total to at least five dead, according to Reuters.straitstimes

A Ceasefire in Name Only

The October 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was meant to halt major fighting, but the Gaza Health Ministry says more than 1,010 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the truce began. The Gaza Government Media Office documented 3,338 Israeli violations of the ceasefire over 251 days, according to a document shared with international mediators. Those violations include live fire, airstrikes, shelling, home demolitions, and civilian detentions.washingtonpost

The document also states that only 54,023 of the 150,600 aid trucks expected under the agreement have entered the Strip. Israel maintains its strikes target imminent threats from Hamas and other militants.straitstimes

Deadlock Over Next Steps

Israel and Hamas remain at an impasse over the next phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza plan, which calls for Hamas to lay down its arms and for Israeli military withdrawals. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on Saturday’s strike but said it was looking into the incident.straitstimes

“Tonight, they bombed our house in the 30th Street area near Al-Hayek without any warning,” one resident told Reuters at the scene of the Gaza City attack.marketscreener