Israeli strikes on Sunday resulted in the deaths of at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials and local medics reported. One of the fatalities occurred close to a police post in Khan Younis, in the southern part of Gaza, where medics said an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian.
The Israeli military said the action in the south targeted a militant who posed an immediate threat to forces operating in that area. The military characterized the strike as addressing an immediate operational danger.
Separately, medics in Gaza reported that an airstrike struck a community kitchen near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza, killing at least three people. The Israeli military did not immediately provide a comment on that particular incident.
Diplomatic efforts to move forward with a U.S.-backed post-war plan for Gaza remain at an impasse. Israel and Hamas are engaged in indirect talks intended to advance the plan, but the discussions have not produced progress, leaving the overall negotiation process deadlocked.
The military has intensified operations in Gaza in recent weeks according to its public statements. Israeli forces have redirected strikes onto the Palestinian territory after pausing joint bombing missions with the U.S. in Iran, the military said, and it has described Hamas fighters as increasing their operational control within parts of the territory.
On Saturday, Israeli forces said that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, identified by the military as the head of Hamas's armed wing in the Gaza Strip, was killed in what it described as a precise strike in Gaza City on Friday. Hamas confirmed his death but did not issue an explicit threat of retaliation in response.
The exchanges of strikes have continued since the ceasefire took effect in October. Health figures cited by officials indicate that some 870 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since that ceasefire began; those counts do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. During the same period, four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants. Hamas has not released figures for casualties among its fighters.
Contextual note: Reporting on casualties and incidents remains focused on statements from local medics, health officials, and military announcements. Where the military has not commented, local medical sources provide the available accounts.