At least four Palestinians, including two boys and a woman pregnant with twins, were killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, hospital authorities say.
The strike hit a house in Nuseirat, killing a couple in their 30s and their 10-year-old son, according to the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
The fourth fatality, a 15-year-old neighbor, was taken to Awda hospital in Nuseirat. The boy’s young brother was wounded in the strike, the hospital says.
The toll cannot be immediately independently verified. The IDF later said it had targeted a Hamas commander in response to a violation of the ceasefire by the terror group.
“We were sleeping and got up to the strike of a missile. The strike was strong,” says Mahmoud al-Muhtaseb, a neighbor. “There was no prior warning.”
Note: This item has been updated with a response from the Israeli military.
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