GAZA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Four Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting the al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.
Security sources said that an Israeli drone fired at least one missile at a group of Hamas security personnel in the area.
Medical sources confirmed the four fatalities, adding that the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals.
In recent weeks, Israeli forces have carried out multiple airstrikes targeting security checkpoints and police vehicles in the Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties. The Israeli military often says such operations are aimed at armed elements or perceived threats.
Separately, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Sunday that its troops operating in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday identified a "terrorist cell" posing an immediate threat to them, and "precisely struck and eliminated" it.
These strikes come amid ongoing tensions and reported violations of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that has been in effect since Oct. 10, 2025.
Gaza-based health authorities reported on Sunday that hospitals in the enclave received four bodies and five injured individuals over the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 716 since the ceasefire took effect, with 1,968 others wounded. Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, the overall death toll has risen to 72,292, with 172,073 injured. ■
