GAZA/JERUSALEM, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Six Palestinians, including a woman, were killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Palestinian sources and media reports.
Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that an Israeli drone struck a Hamas-affiliated police checkpoint in Khan Younis' Al-Amal neighborhood, southern Gaza Strip.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, told Xinhua that the strike killed three people, whose bodies were transferred to a hospital.
In recent weeks, the Israeli army has targeted security checkpoints and police vehicles throughout the enclave, citing the presence of armed elements or potential threats.
In a separate incident, a Palestinian woman was killed after Israeli naval boats opened fire at tents sheltering displaced people in the Al-Salatin area, west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday it is investigating an incident in the Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah in the West Bank.
Palestine's official news agency WAFA reported earlier in the day that two Palestinians, one of them a school student, were killed and four others injured by Israeli settlers' gunfire in Al-Mughayyir.
According to the Israeli military, its forces were sent to the village after a civilian vehicle carrying a reserve soldier was targeted with thrown rocks. The soldier exited the vehicle and opened fire on suspects in the area.
Tensions in Gaza persist despite a fragile ceasefire, with intermittent Israeli strikes causing casualties, amid disagreements over the ceasefire's implementation, including aid entry and military withdrawal.
According to statistics released by Gaza-based health authorities on Monday, about 777 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2,100 others injured since the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel took effect on Oct. 10, 2025. ■
