Israel Violates Ceasefire, Kills Three Palestinians, Including Two Children, in Drone Strike Near Kamal Adwan Hospital

Israel Violates Ceasefire, Kills Three Palestinians, Including Two Children, in Drone Strike Near Kamal Adwan Hospital

24 January, 20268 sources compared
War on Gaza

Key Points from 8 News Sources

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    Israeli drone strike near Kamal Adwan Hospital killed three Palestinians, including two children.

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    Strike occurred despite a declared ceasefire, and was described as a ceasefire violation.

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    Witnesses and medical sources reported several others wounded across Gaza, including Jabalia and Beit Lahia.

Full Analysis Summary

Gaza ceasefire strikes

Israeli forces struck multiple sites across the Gaza Strip on Saturday during the ceasefire.

The strikes killed three Palestinians, including two children near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, eyewitnesses and medical sources said.

Anadolu named the two teenagers as 14-year-old Salman Zakaria and 15-year-old Mohammed Youssef.

Local authorities and other outlets reported three fatalities, including boys who were collecting firewood by the hospital.

Coverage Differences

Naming / casualty count discrepancy

Anadolu (West Asian) reports two teenage boys killed and names them as 14‑year‑old Salman Zakaria and 15‑year‑old Mohammed Youssef, while imemc.org (Other) frames the incident as three Palestinians killed including two children and quotes medical sources naming the children differently; Al-Jazeera Net (West Asian) also reports three Palestinians, naming the boys as Muhammad Yusuf al-Zawara (13) and Zakariya al-Zawara (15). These differences reflect variation in immediate casualty counting and name/age reporting across outlets: Anadolu gives a two-victim account with specific names and ages, imemc emphasizes three fatalities and family testimony, and Al-Jazeera Net provides alternate names/ages and highlights local authority statements calling the strikes ceasefire violations.

Drone strike near hospital

Eyewitnesses told agencies they saw an Israeli drone drop a bomb that exploded near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia.

Witnesses said Israeli forces had reportedly withdrawn from the area under the ceasefire agreement.

Medical sources and hospital staff described frantic scenes as relatives pleaded for help for the wounded.

Coverage Differences

Eyewitness vs. medical sourcing

Anadolu and TRT relay eyewitness claims that a drone dropped the bomb near Kamal Adwan Hospital and that the strike occurred in an area Israeli forces had reportedly withdrawn from; imemc.org emphasizes family testimony including a father 'pleading for a doctor to wake his son' and cites medical sources naming the dead, while Al-Jazeera Net cites Gaza Civil Defense and Al-Shifa Hospital descriptions and frames the incident as a ceasefire violation. The differences reflect varying emphasis: Anadolu/TRT foreground eyewitness observation of a drone strike and withdrawal claims, imemc foregrounds family testimony and medical reporting, and Al-Jazeera Net highlights local authority statements and breach framing.

Gaza strikes and drone fire

Israeli strikes and drone-fired gunfire wounded and killed Palestinians elsewhere in Gaza on Saturday.

Sources reported wounded civilians in Jabalia's Old Gaza Street.

A man was shot in the head near a Beit Lahia roundabout by a drone-fired bullet.

A separate drone strike south of Khan Younis killed a 26-year-old man.

Witnesses said quadcopters opened fire near the Jasser Building in Khan Younis, leaving at least one man with a head wound.

Coverage Differences

Scope and incident detail emphasis

Anadolu and TRT emphasize multiple sites hit and eyewitness accounts of quadcopters opening fire in both northern and southern Gaza; imemc.org provides specific names and the identity of a 26‑year‑old killed south of Khan Younis, and Al-Jazeera Net cites artillery shelling and multiple wounded in Jabalia. The outlets differ in whether they foreground drone-fired bullets, artillery shelling, named victims, or general wound counts: imemc names Nour Farid Abu Sitta as killed south of Khan Yunis, Anadolu/TRT highlight quadcopter fire near Jasser Building, and Al-Jazeera Net stresses wider ceasefire violations and wounded civilians in Jabalia.

Ceasefire violations and casualties

Gaza health authorities and multiple outlets say these strikes amount to repeated ceasefire violations and continued Israeli attacks during the truce.

Casualty tallies vary across reports.

The Gaza Health Ministry and Anadolu/TRT cite very large cumulative death tolls since October 2023.

Al Jazeera and IMEMC focus on deaths and injuries since the October 10–11 ceasefire and on immediate humanitarian impacts such as fuel shortages and child deaths from cold.

Coverage Differences

Casualty totals and framing

Anadolu Ajansı and TRT quote Gaza Health Ministry figures that 'since October 2023 the offensive has killed more than 71,000 people—mostly women and children—and injured over 171,000,' framing wide-scale destruction; imemc.org and Al Jazeera report tolls since the Oct. 10–11 ceasefire (imemc: 'since the October 11 ceasefire the reported toll has risen to 483 dead, 1,313 injured'; Al Jazeera: 'The Palestinian Health Ministry reported at least 481 Palestinians killed and 1,206 wounded in Israeli attacks since Oct. 11') and emphasize humanitarian shortages and deaths from cold. The outlets therefore differ on timeframes and the immediate humanitarian focus: some present cumulative devastation, others track the ceasefire-period toll and humanitarian suffering.

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AAP News

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Al Jazeera

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Al-Jazeera Net

3 martyrs in Jabalia and Khan Yunis, among them two children gathering firewood.

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Al-Jazeera Net

"This is my only son—he's dying, not in good health.".. A Palestinian father bids farewell to his only son with a broken heart.

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Anadolu Ajansı

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Anadolu Ajansı

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imemc.org

Gaza: Israeli Forces Kill 3; Continue Ceasefire Violations

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TRT World

Israel kills two Palestinian children in Gaza

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