Israeli Air Strikes Kill 11 in Gaza Amid Ceasefire Violations
Israeli air strikes on Saturday killed 11 people in the Gaza Strip, including civilians sheltering in a tent in the south, according to the territory’s Hamas-run Ministry of Health.
Munir al-Barsh, the ministry’s general director, told AFP that the casualties included both those in a tent and an apartment. He stated that 20 others were wounded “as a result of strikes carried out by the occupation targeting civilians.” The injured were taken to hospitals in Gaza City and Khan Yunis.
Barsh accused Israel of breaching the truce, saying the country “continues its serious violations of the ceasefire agreement amid a severe shortage of medical supplies, medicines and medical equipment.”
The US-brokered ceasefire, in place since October, entered its second phase in January. The agreement is intended to lead to Hamas’s disarmament, a gradual Israeli withdrawal, and the deployment of an international stabilization force. However, both Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the deal.
Gaza’s government press office reported that seven members of one displaced family—including a child and an elderly person—were among those killed in the tent strike.
Since the ceasefire began on October 10, the health ministry says 509 people have died in Gaza. The war has displaced nearly the entire population of the territory, forcing hundreds of thousands into tents or makeshift shelters.
The conflict began after Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which killed 1,221 people, according to official Israeli figures. Israel’s retaliation devastated much of Gaza, already weakened by years of blockade and previous fighting.
The health ministry reports that more than 71,769 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, figures considered credible by the United Nations.
31/01/2026