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Israeli strikes hit multiple areas of Gaza despite a US-brokered truce, as the military says fire was launched after one of its officers was seriously wounded.
Palestinians carry the body of a man who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026. (Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
GAZA CITY: Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday (Feb 4) killed 24 people, with Israel's military saying the attacks were in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.
Despite an ongoing US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of breaching the agreement.
The latest bloodshed came after Israel partly reopened the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, the only gateway to the Palestinian territory that does not pass through Israel.
The Gazan health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, said that 21 people were killed, including three children, in a series of strikes, with at least 38 others wounded.
The territory's civil defence agency said that two more people were killed and eight injured in a strike on a tent in the centre of the Strip, and another person was ...
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