2 Palestinians, including child, killed by Israeli gunfire, unexploded ordnance in Gaza

Family members mourn for 15-year-old Palestinian Enes Sikr Ahmed Nebahin, who was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper while checking his family home in the recently evacuated Juhur al-Dik area,after his body brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on February 13, 2025. [Abdallah F.s. Alattar – Anadolu Agency]

Two Palestinians, including a child, were killed on Thursday in the central Gaza Strip amid a ceasefire agreement in the enclave, a medical source said, Anadolu reports.

The source said a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli snipers and his body was recovered in the Bureij refugee camp in Deir al-Balah city.

A child also lost his life when an unexploded ordnance left behind by Israeli forces exploded in the Nuseirat refugee camp, the source added.

The new fatalities occurred as the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement continued to hold since Jan. 19, pausing Israel’s genocidal war, which has killed more than 48,200 people and left the enclave in ruins.

Last month, Luke Irving, director of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in the occupied Palestinian territories, warned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

The exact number of Palestinians killed or injured by such remnants in recent days remains unclear.

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