Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Palestinians in Gaza, Medics Say
An Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Local medics said two men were killed and two other people were hurt.
The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the strike.
It said the target was a militant.
No Palestinian group said the two men belonged to it.
The incident happened while a ceasefire agreement is still in place.
Talks about disarmament and an Israeli troop withdrawal have made little progress.
Both sides give different information about the people who were killed and why they were targeted.
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in western Khan Younis, medics said.
Two other people were wounded in the strike, according to local medics.
The Israeli military confirmed the strike and said it had targeted a militant.
No Palestinian militant group claimed the two dead men.
The strike occurred amid a ceasefire under which Israeli airstrikes have continued and negotiations remain stalled.
- Who
- Two Palestinians were killed, two others were wounded, and the Israeli military said it targeted a militant.
- What
- An Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle, killing at least two people.
- When
- Wednesday, September 23; the year was not specified in the report.
- Where
- Western Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Why
- The Israeli military said the strike targeted a militant; further details were not immediately released.
Palestinian Accounts
Israeli Military Account
Who was killed or targeted
Palestinian Accounts
Palestinian medics reported that two men were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle, and said no Palestinian militant group claimed the men.
Israeli Military Account
The Israeli military confirmed the strike and said it had struck a militant, adding that more information would be released later.
Context of continuing strikes
Palestinian Accounts
Palestinian authorities said Israeli airstrikes have continued despite the ceasefire and reported that at least 1,400 Palestinians had been killed since it took effect.
Israeli Military Account
The Israeli military said four Israeli soldiers had been killed since the ceasefire took effect, while negotiations remain unresolved over Hamas disarmament and an Israeli troop withdrawal.
- Reported deaths
- At least two Palestinians
- Reported injuries
- Two people
- Location
- Western Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip
- Reported weapon
- Israeli airstrike
- Israeli military position
- The strike targeted a militant
- Militant claim
- No Palestinian militant group claimed the two dead men
- Broader conflict toll
- Palestinian authorities said more than 73,000 people have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza
- Ceasefire context
- A US-brokered ceasefire agreed last year calls for reconstruction, but negotiations have stalled