Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPAIsraeli tank shelling and air strikes killed 24 Palestinians including seven children in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, ‍the latest violence to undermine the nearly four-month-old ceasefire in the enclave. Among the Palestinians killed were a five-month-old and a baby just 10 days old, as well as seven women, said hospital officials. The Israeli military said it had launched the strikes in response ‌to ​Palestinian ‍militants opening fire on Israeli troops operating near its armistice line with Hamas. A subsequent statement said one of the Israeli strikes had targeted a senior Hamas commander. Where are the mediators?”An Israeli military official told the Associated Press that Israel would continue striking the strip.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2026 07:26 UTC