Israeli air attacks kill seven Palestinians in Gaza

At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, officials said.

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A mourner carries the body of a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in an Israeli strike on a tent encampment in Gaza for displaced families, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 25, 2026 [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]

By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters

Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026

Israeli air attacks have killed at least seven people in Gaza, Palestinian health authorities said, as Israel continues to violate the “ceasefire” during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

At least five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone attack on Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Tuesday, the civil defence and hospital officials said.

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“Five martyrs and several wounded were transferred (to hospital) after an Israeli air strike targeted a group of citizens in eastern Maghazi,” the civil defence agency said.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed the death toll.

There was no immediate comment from Israel, which launched a genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023.

Local media reports suggest the attack targeted Palestinians who confronted an alleged Israeli-backed armed group operating in the eastern part of the camp.

Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum said the strike raises questions about Israeli tactics in Gaza.

He said that, according to media reports and sources, the armed group allegedly backed by Israel was able to withdraw safely from the area following the strike. Azzoum added that Israel carried out several air strikes following the attack, one of which hit a family home.

In southern Gaza, at least two people were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli attack on a vehicle in the city of Khan Younis, medics said.

Israel has killed more than 900 Palestinians since the United States- and Qatar-brokered “ceasefire” came into effect in October.