Link to An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed 11 Palestinians, including three journalists documenting aid efforts. The incident highlights ongoing ceasefire violations and deepening humanitarian crises across the Strip.An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed 11 Palestinians, including three journalists documenting aid efforts. The incident highlights ongoing ceasefire violations and deepening humanitarian crises across the Strip.
At least 11 Palestinians, including three journalists and two children, were killed in a series of Israeli attacks across Gaza on Wednesday, according to the territory’s Ministry of Health. The journalists, who were documenting humanitarian efforts linked to Egyptian aid, died when their vehicle was hit near the central Netzarim Corridor.
The victims — Anas Ghunaim, Abdul Ra’ouf Shaath, and Mohammad Qeshta — worked for the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief and had been filming the setup of a new displacement camp at the time of the strike. According to Mohammed Mansour, the committee’s spokesperson, the vehicle had been clearly marked and known to the Israeli military. Footage from the aftermath showed the scorched remains of the car still smoldering by the roadside.
The Israeli military later claimed the vehicle was targeted because its occupants were allegedly using a drone to gather intelligence — a justification rejected by the journalists' colleagues and humanitarian workers on the ground.
A fourth person was also killed in the same strike, Al Jazeera reported.
In a separate airstrike east of Deir el-Balah, three members of the same Palestinian family — a father, his child, and a relative — were killed, local sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed.
The violence continued across Gaza:
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In Bani Suheila, a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot by Israeli forces while collecting firewood, according to hospital staff. His grieving father was seen in widely shared video footage weeping over his son’s body.
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A 32-year-old woman was killed near Khan Younis.
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Two more Palestinians died in the northern part of the Strip, as reported by Wafa, the Palestinian news agency.
The latest wave of violence comes despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that officially took effect on October 10. Palestinian officials accuse Israel of routinely violating the truce, with military operations continuing and humanitarian aid severely restricted.
As winter deepens, Gaza’s 2.2 million residents remain in dire need. Most are living in makeshift shelters with limited access to food, water, medical care, or heating. Israeli restrictions on aid and continued control over major portions of Gaza — particularly in the south, east, and north — have effectively deepened what many now describe as a humanitarian catastrophe.
In response to mounting insecurity, the local government in Gaza has begun distributing emergency preparedness guides in both English and Greenlandic, urging families to stock up on essential supplies for at least five days.
The deaths of the three journalists have renewed concerns about the targeting of media workers in conflict zones. Their colleagues describe them as professionals committed to documenting the civilian reality on the ground — not combatants, but chroniclers of crisis.
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