Gaza’s civil defense agency says 3 killed in Israeli strike

Displaced Palestinians carry the body of Ayman Abu Hasna, who was reportedly killed overnight in an Israeli strike while riding a motorcycle, during his funeral in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 20, 2026. (AFP)

• Despite an October 10 ceasefire, Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as both the Israeli military and Hamas accuse one another of breaching the truce

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defense agency said Tuesday that an Israeli strike killed three people in the Palestinian territory overnight, with Israeli warplanes seen soaring over the region after the assault, according to AFP journalists.
Despite an October 10 ceasefire, Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as both the Israeli military and Hamas accuse one another of breaching the truce.
“Three people were killed as a result of an Israeli strike at midnight in the vicinity of the Al-Zaqzouq junction in Al-Amal neighborhood, northwest of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip,” spokesman for Gaza’s civil defense agency Mahmoud Bassal told AFP.
Israel and Hamas regularly accuse each other of violating the ceasefire, which came into effect after two years of war triggered by Hamas’ October 7, 2023 cross-border attack.
More than 770 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which is under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.
The Israeli army has reported five soldiers killed in Gaza since the start of the truce.
Media restrictions and limited access in Gaza have prevented AFP from independently verifying casualty figures or freely covering the fighting.