Israeli strikes kill at least three in Gaza city

Israeli aircraft struck at least four residential buildings in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 11 Palestinians including women and children, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. The Israeli military said the strikes targeted four senior Hamas security officials, naming Hassan Labad, the deputy head of Hamas's General Security Apparatus, and three subordinates. Local sources reported Labad was killed alongside his wife and three children, with Hamas civil defence confirming two children with disabilities and three women among the dead.

The strikes occurred in the Sheikh Radwan, Tel al-Hawa areas, and Shati refugee camp. Israel has maintained air operations in Gaza despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal that took effect in October, accusing Hamas of rearming. More than 940 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's health ministry, as the territory faces a worsening humanitarian crisis.