Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Five, Medics Say
Israeli strikes were reported in several parts of Gaza on Tuesday.
One strike hit a vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and killed at least two people.
A child was among those killed, and seven people were wounded.
Another strike near tents in Khan Younis reportedly killed a man and an 8-year-old girl and wounded 14 people.
A health charity said a patient was also killed by an Israeli drone at a health center in Jabalia.
Hamas sources said a senior commander named Nael Abu Obeid was killed.
Israel said it had struck Hamas commanders or militants.
One Reuters report counted at least five deaths, while another counted three because it did not include the Khan Younis incident.
Hamas and Israel both accuse the other of breaking the ceasefire.
Israeli strikes reportedly killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including two children and a Hamas commander.
A vehicle strike in Sheikh Radwan killed at least two Palestinians, including a child, and wounded seven others, medics said.
A separate strike at a tent encampment in Mawasi, Khan Younis, killed a man and an 8-year-old girl and wounded 14 people, according to medical staff.
Medical Aid for Palestinians said an Israeli quadcopter drone shot and killed a patient at a supported health center in Jabalia.
Israel said it struck Hamas militants, while Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and Israel made the same accusation against Hamas.
- Who
- Israeli forces, Palestinian civilians, a healthcare-center patient, and Hamas members, including commanders identified by the parties.
- What
- Israeli strikes reportedly killed at least five Palestinians, wounded at least 21 others in two reported incidents, and killed a patient at a supported health center.
- When
- Tuesday, September 15; the year is not specified in the reports. Funerals were held for two people killed by strikes the previous day.
- Where
- The reported incidents occurred in northern Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan and Jabalia, and in Mawasi in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
- Why
- The Israeli military said it struck militants or Hamas commanders; the reasons for the other reported strikes were not fully explained.
Palestinian and Hamas Claims
Israeli Claims
Ceasefire violations
Palestinian and Hamas Claims
Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to carry out a broader plan to end the conflict.
Israeli Claims
Israel said Hamas has been violating the ceasefire agreement.
Targets of the strikes
Palestinian and Hamas Claims
Hamas sources said senior commander Nael Abu Obeid was killed, while Palestinian accounts described civilian casualties and a patient killed at a health center.
Israeli Claims
The Israeli military said it targeted militants, including a Hamas commander in the Rafah Brigade, and said Ahmed Al-Batsh and Rafat Zummar were Hamas commanders.
Effect on Palestinian resistance
Palestinian and Hamas Claims
A relative of Ahmed Al-Batsh said the strike would strengthen Palestinians’ determination to continue resisting Israel.
Israeli Claims
Israel’s stated justification for the reported attacks was that it was striking militants; it did not elaborate on the individual incidents.
- Reported death toll
- One report said at least five Palestinians were killed; another reported at least three because it did not include the Khan Younis strike.
- Sheikh Radwan strike
- At least two Palestinians, including a child, were killed and seven were wounded in a vehicle strike, according to medics.
- Khan Younis strike
- A strike at a tent encampment in Mawasi killed a man and an 8-year-old girl and wounded 14 people, according to medical staff.
- Jabalia health center
- Medical Aid for Palestinians said a patient was shot and killed by an Israeli military quadcopter drone.
- Israeli account
- Israel said it struck a Hamas commander in the Rafah Brigade and separately said it had killed Ahmed Al-Batsh and Rafat Zummar.
- Ceasefire context
- An October 2025 U.S.-backed ceasefire halted large-scale fighting but did not end Israeli strikes, according to the reports.
- Reported post-ceasefire deaths
- Gaza health officials said more than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, had been killed since the ceasefire began; Israel said four of its soldiers had been killed.