GAZA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed and four others injured on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike in the Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources.
Eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of Palestinians in a park in the Tuffah neighborhood.
Palestinian medical sources told Xinhua that the Israeli airstrike killed two people and wounded four others, who were taken to Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
Commenting on the incident, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said that the continued rise in casualties resulting from the ongoing Israeli bombardment across the Gaza Strip reflects "the occupation's blatant disregard for the efforts of mediators."
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has killed 72,082 Palestinians and wounded 171,761 others. The death toll since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10 last year has reached 618, with 1,663 wounded, according to figures from Gaza-based health authorities. ■
