Published on 6/18/2026
Five Palestinians were martyred and others were injured in new attacks by the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip during the past hours, despite the ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025.
An ambulance and emergency source reported to Al Jazeera that three people were killed and a number of injured in an Israeli raid that targeted a civilian car in central Gaza City.
For his part, a medical source told Anadolu Agency that the bodies of 3 martyrs and a number of injured arrived at Al-Saraya Field Hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, following the targeting of the vehicle at the Abu Khadra intersection in the center of the city.
According to eyewitnesses, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the vehicle as it passed the Abu Khadra Junction, located between the Saraya Junction and the Municipality Park in the center of Gaza City, which led to its destruction and ignition of fire.
The same sources indicated that the targeting site is located in one of the most lively and densely populated and displaced areas in Gaza City, and witnesses active movement of citizens and employees throughout the day. The targeting also occurred a few meters away from Al-Saraya Field Hospital.
The Israeli bombing came a few hours after the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Strip’s hospitals received two martyrs and eight injured people during the past 24 hours.
It indicated that since the ceasefire, the Israeli aggression resulted in the death of 1,070 Palestinians and the injury of 3,165, while 784 others were recovered.
The Ministry pointed out that the toll of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen since October 8, 2023, to 73,18 martyrs and 173,273 injured, while the occupation bombing destroyed 90% of the civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian data.
