3 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike, gunfire in Gaza despite ceasefire
3 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike, gunfire in Gaza despite ceasefire
Several others, including children, also injured as Israeli airstrike targeted apartment in Gaza City
Lina Altawell
29 September 2026•Update: 29 September 2026
ISTANBUL
Three Palestinians were killed and several others, including children, were injured early Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike and gunfire in the Gaza Strip amid daily violations of a ceasefire agreement in effect since Oct. 10, 2025.
A medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu that the bodies of two Palestinians and several injured people, including children, were brought to the hospital after an Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in the Al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City.
According to an Anadolu correspondent, the strike targeted an apartment in the Al-Batoul building, killing two Palestinians and injuring several others, including children.
Witnesses said an Israeli suicide drone carried out the strike after hovering over the area shortly before the attack.
The strike caused panic among residents and sparked a fire in the apartment, which was completely destroyed, they said.
Local sources identified the two Palestinians killed in the strike as Izz al-Din al-Beik and Muhannad Abu Foul.
In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed that al-Beik was a commander of Hamas’ northern Gaza brigade.
There was no immediate comment on the Israeli claim.
In central Gaza, a Palestinian was killed by Israeli army gunfire on Salah al-Din Street east of Deir al-Balah, according to a medical source.
The source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Anadolu that the body of Ahmed Abu Mur was brought to the hospital after he was shot by Israeli forces east of Deir al-Balah.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army carried out a major demolition operation targeting buildings inside areas under its control east of Deir al-Balah, according to witnesses and local sources.
Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement have killed 1,421 Palestinians and injured 4,983 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Since Oct. 8, 2023, Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000 others, while around 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been destroyed.