Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian teenager and wounded several others on Wednesday, as air strikes and ground fire hit multiple areas amid worsening humanitarian conditions.
In Jabalia, in northern Gaza, a teenager identified as Ayoub Abdel Ayesh Nasr was shot dead by Israeli army fire, while others were wounded, according to Palestinian medical sources.
Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City confirmed it received the body of one person killed and nine wounded, including several children. Local reports said those targeted were in areas affected by Israeli military activity despite a ceasefire framework.
The killing came as Israeli aircraft carried out air strikes on the city of Rafah and the eastern areas of Khan Younis in the south of the besieged enclave early on Wednesday.
The attacks coincided with renewed rainfall, which flooded the tattered tents of displaced families and deepened the humanitarian catastrophe faced by Palestinians left without shelter after the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure over two years of genocidal war.
Amid the escalation, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire after an Israeli officer was wounded by an explosive device in Rafah.
Unofficial Israeli Telegram channels reported that a Namer armoured personnel carrier was struck by an explosive, leaving a soldier moderately wounded, with the army reportedly investigating when the device was planted.
Netanyahu’s office confirmed the injury and threatened retaliation, declaring: "We will respond accordingly."
Further south, Israeli artillery shelling and machine-gun fire also targeted areas east of Khan Younis, while Israeli forces carried out night raids on Rafah hours earlier, extending attacks across the already devastated Strip.