Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians, including a married couple and ​a 17-year-old, in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip ‌on Tuesday (October 15, 2026), health officials said.

Medics said an Israeli airstrike ​killed Akram Yassin and his wife Dina ⁠Abu Baker in an apartment in Gaza City. The Israeli military said it struck a militant in the area, without ‌giving further details.

In Khan Younis, in the south, medics said a 17-year-old boy was killed ‌by Israeli gunfire near the Qizan Al-Najar neighbourhood, ‌while ⁠another was killed by Israeli gunfire in the ⁠Zeitoun suburb east of Gaza City, taking Tuesday’s death toll to at least four.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment ​on either of the two ‌gunfire incidents. Palestinians inspected the aftermath of the strike on the apartment in Gaza City before gathering for the couple’s funeral.

“We’re supposed to be in a ‌ceasefire period, but honestly, we are not seeing a ​ceasefire or anything. The war is still going on, assassinations are continuing, and the ⁠shelling has not stopped,” said Mahmoud Yassin, whose brother was killed.

Israel, which says the Hamas militant group has ‌been rearming and launching attacks in violation of the ceasefire, has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks.

Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.

The ceasefire, brokered ‌by the U.S. a year ago, calls for the eventual reconstruction ​of the territory. But little progress has been made towards implementing a deal to ⁠end the conflict that includes terms for Hamas to disarm ⁠and Israel to withdraw its troops.

Gaza health officials have said at least 1,500 Palestinians have been ‌killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire. Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed ​by militants in Gaza over the same period.

Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday (July 12, 2026) killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials.

A drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood killed at least four Palestinians and wounded another, according to officials at Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken.

The Israeli military acknowledged striking the area, saying it targeted “terrorist infrastructure”, without elaborating.

Palestinians received an evacuation order from the military following the first strikes. Roughly an hour later, intense airstrikes targeted the same blacksmith shop.

Also on Sunday (July 12, 2026), Israeli gunfire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in a displacement camp in central Gaza, according to officials at the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it was unaware of such an incident.

Israeli strikes have lessened considerably since a ceasefire took effect on October 10, but they continue almost daily. Israel’s military says it targets Hamas and other militants, often asserting they were planning attacks. The strikes have also killed many civilians.

At least 1,098 Palestinians, including at least 260 children, have been killed since the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in that time.

The October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants that sparked the war killed some 1,200 people in Israel and saw 251 others taken hostage.

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed 73,221 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government and is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts.

It does not distinguish between civilians and militants but says women and children make up around half of all deaths.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain largely deadlocked over the implementation of the ceasefire’s second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza.

Most of the population of over 2 million people remains displaced, with many living in crowded tent camps with little or no basic services or in the ruins of buildings