Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Kills Three Family Members

Medical workers said an Israeli air strike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed three members of one family early Sunday morning. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah received the bodies of Mohammad Abu Mallouh, his wife Alaa Zaqlan, and their child Osama.

About 10 other people were wounded in the attack, according to medical workers. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike.

The strike took place more than six months after a ceasefire brokered by the United States took effect in October. Gaza health authorities say near-daily Israeli attacks since then have killed nearly 900 people. Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud reported that Israeli bombing began Sunday while Palestinians were fleeing areas under forced displacement orders.

He said many carried personal belongings, including mattresses, as they left. Israeli forces also continued demolishing homes and civilian infrastructure in eastern Gaza behind the so-called Yellow Line on Sunday, Mahmoud said. Israeli jets carried out additional air raids on Deir el-Balah, causing damage near a hospital.

The Gaza Government Media Office said this month it had recorded at least 2,400 Israeli violations in the first six months of the ceasefire, including more than 1,100 air raids. On Saturday, five police officers and a 13-year-old boy were killed in a separate Israeli attack.

More than 72,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities. Israeli officials acknowledged the data was broadly accurate in January. Talks between Israel and Hamas aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war have stalled, with each side accusing the other of violating the ceasefire.

Israel cites Hamas's refusal to disarm as a key obstacle, while Hamas says negotiations remain paused due to continued violations and aid restrictions.