The key facts

  • Overnight into Saturday, a drone strike near the Nuseirat camp killed Dia Abu al-Rous, while the second victim died of wounds from a strike on a car in Tel al-Hawa
  • Israeli artillery and warships shelled areas in the north, center and south of the Strip; no casualties were reported from shelling of tents in Khan Younis
  • According to Gaza's Health Ministry, 1,574 Palestinians have been killed and 5,687 wounded since the ceasefire took effect

Two killed in 24 hours

Two Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip overnight into Saturday, medical sources told the Anadolu Agency. One of them, Dia Abu al-Rous, was killed in an Israeli drone strike north of the Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Strip — according to witnesses, the strike hit an area near the headquarters of an energy company. The second, Arafat al-Arair, died of severe wounds sustained several days earlier in a strike on a car in the Tel al-Hawa area southwest of Gaza City; his death was confirmed by al-Shifa Hospital.

Shelling across the Strip

In addition to the strikes, local sources reported artillery shelling and activity by Israeli military vehicles in various parts of the Strip: east of Beit Lahia in the north, in Gaza City, in Khan Younis in the south, and in Deir al-Balah in the center. Warships shelled the coast of Gaza City and fired machine guns toward the shore, while military vehicles fired intensively at homes near the al-Sanafur junction in the eastern Tuffah neighborhood. In Khan Younis, according to local sources, fire was directed at tents of displaced residents in the al-Iqlimi and Bir-19 areas south of the city; several tents were damaged, but no casualties were reported.

Statistics on ceasefire violations

According to Gaza's Health Ministry, the ceasefire in effect since October 2025 had, as of Thursday, been accompanied by the deaths of 1,574 Palestinians and injuries to 5,687 people. Since October 2023, according to the same ministry, the war has claimed the lives of more than 74,000 Palestinians, over 175,000 have been wounded, and about 90% of civilian infrastructure has been destroyed. These figures are provided by Gaza's Health Ministry; no independent verification is described in the Anadolu publication.