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