GAZA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Four Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli strikes across the northern and southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.
Security sources said that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of civilians near Yemen al-Saeed Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing two and injuring several others.
In southern Gaza, medical sources reported that one Palestinian was killed in an Israeli strike targeting central Khan Younis.
Another airstrike in the Rafah area killed a young Palestinian man, the sources added.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army.
Gaza-based health authorities reported on Thursday that Gaza hospitals received two dead and 21 wounded in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 738, with 2,036 wounded since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025.
The total since October 7, 2023, now stands at 72,317 dead and 172,158 wounded. ■
