Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls, Zeina Safadi and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza City, on June 20, 2026.
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Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least five people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday (June 20, 2026), health officials said.
An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians, including two women and a child, in an apartment building in Gaza City, health officials said. The attack on the building in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City destroyed the apartment and wounded several other people, medics added.
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In another incident, Israeli forces shot and killed a woman in Beit Lahiya town further north, said medics. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on either incident.
An October ceasefire may have halted major fighting between Hamas and Israel, but it has failed to end Israeli attacks.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said more than 1,010 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire. Four Israeli soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.
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Israel says its strikes are aimed at thwarting imminent attacks by Hamas and other militants. Hamas rarely discloses information about deaths of its fighters.
Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked over how to proceed with the next stage of President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, which involves Hamas laying down its arms and Israeli withdrawals.
Published – June 20, 2026 07:26 pm IST
