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Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians, Including Child, in Deir Al-Balah Drone Strike
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Two Palestinians killed in Deir Al-Balah drone strike, including child Mohammad Riyad Abu Hammad. Dozens injured in central Gaza drone strike; Al-Manar reports three injuries.
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Deir Al-Balah Drone Deaths
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a child, and injured several others across the Gaza Strip on Saturday while continuing artillery shelling, gunfire and home demolitions in further violations of the ceasefire agreement. An Israeli drone fired a missile at displaced Palestinians in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza, killing the child identified asMohammad Riyad Abu Hammad and injuring at least four Palestinians.
An Israeli drone strike killed 34-year-oldMajed Ahmad Al-Sabbaghnear Dar Al-Arqam School in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, and the attack also injured several Palestinians. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said hospitals had received the bodies of six Palestinians and treated 43 wounded people during the previous 48 hours in its October 17 daily update.
Funeral for Obaida Murtaja
Israeli forces killed Palestinian journalist Obaida Murtaja in a drone strike on a group of Palestinians in the Italian area of the Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City on Friday, and several others were reportedly injured. Murtaja’s funeral procession departed from the Shifa Medical Complex on Saturday, and fellow journalists and media workers carried his body on their shoulders, accompanied by his family, relatives, friends, and representatives of media institutions.
The Government Media Office in Gaza said Israeli forces had killed 263 journalists since the beginning of the genocide, and it also reported that 50 journalists had been abducted, 23 remained imprisoned and three were missing. The Government Media Office in Gaza estimated losses to Gaza’s media sector at about $1 billion, and the confirmed toll predates Murtaja’s death.
Ceasefire Toll and Additions
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said that since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 1,511 Palestinians and injured 5,375 others, while the bodies of 838 Palestinians have been recovered. The ministry said the cumulative toll since October 7, 2023, rose to 74,469 Palestinians killed and 175,492 injured.
The ministry said 67 previously documented deaths were added after the “Martyrs’ Accreditation Committee” completed and approved their records, marking the first such addition since October 10. Al-Manar reported that two martyrs, three injuries were reported in an Israeli strike on Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, and it framed the report as coming from an Al-Manar reporter.