Israeli Airstrike Targeting Hamas Militant Also Kills Family of Six in Gaza City

The Israeli military said it carried out the Tuesday strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood targeting a Hamas militant, though it was still investigating the results after the attack killed Firas Al-Masri, his wife Salsabeel and their four children when their home caught fire.

In separate strikes since Friday, the Israeli military said it had killed three militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Two of those militants had participated in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and had held Israeli hostages. More than 1,150 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed by Israeli attacks since the October ceasefire took effect, according to Gaza health officials.

Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period. The war began when Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

The truce halted major fighting but has not stopped near-daily Israeli strikes. Nearly all of Gaza's 2 million people now live on a tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged buildings, under Hamas control.