Israeli attacks kill six in Gaza, including two children, medics say

Israeli fire killed at least six Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health officials said, in the latest violence to undermine a US-brokered ceasefire agreement.

Four people, including a three-year-old boy, Yahya Al-Malahi, were killed in a strike that targeted a police vehicle in Gaza City, the Gaza Interior Ministry said. A police officer was among the dead, while nine bystanders were wounded, some critically, it said.

In the north of the enclave, near Jabalia, Israeli fire killed a 14-year-old child, Ahmed Halawa, health authorities and his family said.

Israel's military did not immediately provide a comment on either incident.

In northern Gaza, Israel's military claimed it killed a man who had approached the armistice line with Hamas, describing him as an armed militant, without providing any evidence.

Health authorities confirmed a man had been killed in the area, without providing details.

Israeli troops are in control of a depopulated zone that makes up well over half of Gaza, with Hamas in power in the remaining, narrow coastal strip.

Israel has escalated its attacks on Gaza police and security forces since October, killing dozens, the group's officials in Gaza have told Reuters, accusing Israel of trying to cause chaos and anarchy.

More than 750 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect despite a ceasefire being in effect since October 2025

Palestinians also say Israeli forces have been expanding the zone they occupy.