Israeli strike kills couple and their daughter in central Gaza

An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian couple and their six-year-old daughter in central Gaza early on Wednesday, while two children were injured in separate attacks across the enclave, according to medical and local sources.

The incidents came amid what Palestinian sources described as continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement that has been in force in Gaza since 10 October 2025.

A medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah said the bodies of Omar Abu Qasem, 33, his wife Asma Abu Qasem, 32, and their daughter Habiba, 6, were brought to the hospital after an Israeli strike hit their home. Their four-year-old son, Sami, was also injured.

According to Anadolu’s correspondent, citing witnesses and local sources, an Israeli military helicopter fired two missiles at the family’s apartment near Al-Baraka roundabout in Deir al-Balah.

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Medical sources said Sami, the family’s only surviving child, suffered moderate burns and other injuries.

The strike also sparked a fire in the building, which was later extinguished by civil defence crews.

In northern Gaza, a child sustained minor injuries after an Israeli drone struck the Ansar Rehabilitation Centre, also known as the Katiba Prison, west of Gaza City, a medical source told Anadolu.

Local sources also said Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire towards what remained of Palestinian homes in the Abu Zeitoun area, east of Jabalia refugee camp. No casualties were reported.

In the southern city of Khan Younis, Israeli drones dropped explosive devices near the Bani Suheila roundabout, east of the city, with no injuries reported, according to local sources and witnesses.

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