Israeli attack in Gaza kills 6 people, including 9-year-old girl, in latest ceasefire violation

Israeli gunfire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in a displacement camp in central Gaza while another strike on a displacement tent in southern Gaza's Khan Younis killed one Palestinian.
Palestinians gathered around the site of an Israeli military drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding another, according to officials at Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
Palestinians gathered around the site of an Israeli military drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding another, according to officials at Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken on Sunday, July 12, 2026.(Photo | AP)
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Israeli attack in Gaza on Sunday killed at least six Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded over a dozen others, according to local health officials.

A drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood killed at least four Palestinians, according to officials at Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken.

The Israeli military acknowledged striking the area, saying it targeted "terrorist infrastructure," without elaborating. It later claimed to have struck a Hamas weapon production site.

Palestinians received an evacuation order from the military following the first strikes. Roughly an hour later, intense airstrikes targeted the same blacksmith shop. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society's ambulance service said the strikes in Gaza City wounded 14 people.

Also on Sunday, Israeli gunfire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in a displacement camp in central Gaza, according to officials at the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it was unaware of such an incident.

And an Israeli strike on a displacement tent in southern Gaza's Khan Younis killed one Palestinian, according to health officials at Nasser hospital, where the body was taken.

Israel's military said it carried out a strike in that area and called it "part of routine activities." The military said it was not aware of casualties.

Israeli strikes have continued almost daily since the Oct. 10 ceasefire took effect, marking repeated violations of the agreement.

Israel's military claims it targets Hamas and other militants, often alleging they were planning attacks. The strikes have also killed many civilians.

At least 1,098 Palestinians, including at least 260 children, have been killed since the ceasefire, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in that time.

The Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants that sparked the war killed some 1,200 people in Israel and saw 251 others taken hostage.

Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed 73,221 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry which says women and children make up around half of all deaths. It is part of the Hamas-led government and is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as reliable by the United Nations agencies and independent experts.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain largely deadlocked over the implementation of the ceasefire's second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza.

Most of the population of over two million people remains displaced, with many living in crowded tent camps with little or no basic services or in the ruins of buildings.

(With inputs from Associated Press)

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