The key facts
- 44-year-old Hani al-Khudari was killed in a drone strike on the rooftop of his house in the western part of Gaza City
- Witnesses report that the man was filling containers with water at the moment of the strike
- Since the ceasefire came into force on October 10, 2025, medical sources say 1,614 Palestinians have been killed and 5,849 wounded
Strike on the rooftop of a residential building
On Wednesday, a Palestinian was killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone strike on the rooftop of a house in the western part of Gaza City. According to medical sources, the victim was 44-year-old Hani al-Khudari; his body was taken to al-Shifa Hospital. Witnesses said the man was on the rooftop filling containers with water when the drone hit him with a missile. Several wounded people were brought to the hospital, but the exact number of casualties and information about destruction are not yet available.
Ceasefire context and overall toll
The strike took place amid ongoing, according to medical sources, violations of the ceasefire agreement that came into force on October 10, 2025. Since that moment, according to the cited counts, such violations have killed 1,614 Palestinians and wounded 5,849 others. Since October 2023, according to the same data, more than 74.6 thousand Palestinians have been killed and nearly 176 thousand wounded in the war in Gaza, mostly women and children; about 90% of the territory's infrastructure has been destroyed.
