An airstrike struck an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, killing three members of the same family, Gaza health officials reported. The victims were identified by medics as Mohammad Abu Mallouh, the infant’s father; Alaa Zaqlan, the mother; and their six-month-old child, named Osama.
Medics in Gaza attributed the deaths to the strike but said the Israeli military had not immediately issued a comment on the incident.
The attack took place against the backdrop of a ceasefire agreement brokered in October by U.S. President Donald Trump that has not stopped Israeli operations in Gaza, according to the reporting by health sources. Since that truce took effect, Gaza health officials say about 880 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes. Those figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
Over the same period, the Israeli military reported that four Israeli soldiers were killed by militants. Hamas does not publish casualty figures for its fighters, according to the information provided by Gaza health officials and the Israeli military.
Under the terms of the October agreement, Israel retained control over more than half of Gaza, while Hamas remained in control of a narrow strip of territory along the coastal edge. Despite the ceasefire, Israeli forces have continued strikes they say are intended to prevent attacks and to stop people from approaching the armistice line with Hamas. Separately, Israel and Hamas remain unable to reach agreement in indirect talks aimed at the militant group’s disarmament, leaving the two sides at an impasse.
The latest fatalities in Nuseirat highlight the persistent danger to civilians living in densely populated areas of Gaza during ongoing military activity. Health officials provided the names of the three who died but did not provide additional details on the circumstances immediately surrounding the strike.
Summary
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed three family members, including a six-month-old infant, according to Gaza medics. The Israeli military had not immediately commented. The deaths occurred during a period of continued Israeli strikes since an October ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Key points
- Three members of a single family were killed in an airstrike on an apartment in Nuseirat refugee camp - two adults and a six-month-old infant.
- Gaza health officials report about 880 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the October ceasefire; the figure does not differentiate combatants from civilians.
- Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants since the truce went into effect; Hamas does not disclose casualties among its fighters.
Sectors potentially affected: defense and security services, humanitarian aid organizations, and regional markets sensitive to conflict-related risk.
Risks and uncertainties
- Continued military operations despite the October ceasefire - the persistence of strikes poses sustained humanitarian risk and operational uncertainty for aid delivery.
- Stalemate in indirect disarmament talks between Israel and Hamas - the deadlock creates uncertainty about prospects for a durable reduction in hostilities.
- Casualty reporting limitations - figures cited by Gaza health officials do not separate combatants and civilians, which complicates assessments of civilian harm and its political and humanitarian consequences.
Note on reporting
Details reported here are based on statements from Gaza health officials and remarks from the Israeli military as noted in the source material. The Israeli military had not immediately commented on the specific incident in Nuseirat at the time the information was reported.