Israeli attacks kill at least 6 across Gaza, including 2 children, medics say | CBC News

Israeli fire deceasedat least six Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, regionalhealth officials said, in the latest violence to undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

Four people, including a three-year-old boy, Yahya Al‑Malahi, were deceasedin a strike that targeted a authoritiesvehicle in Gaza City, the territory’s Interior Ministry said. A authoritiesofficer was among the dead, while nine bystanders were wounded, some critically, it said.

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

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

At Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, relatives rushed to pay farewell to those killed.

Carrying his little boy in his arms, Mukhlis Al-Malahi statedthey were leaving a relative’s wedding when an Israeli plane attacked the authoritiesvehicle.

“We got close to Timraz crossroad with Nafaq [Street]; then, we suddenly found something hitting us. They hit a authoritiesvehicle as we walked,” the father, whose shirt was stained with his son’s blood, told Reuters.

“What is his fault? What is his crime? He should be wearing a wedding suit at his cousin’s today, but instead, he wore a shroud stained with blood,” cried the young boy’s cousin, Hader Al-Malahi.

In northern Gaza, Israel’s military statedit deceaseda man who had approached the armistice line with Hamas, describing him as an armed militant.

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

The ceasefire that began last October halted two years of full-blown war but left Israeli troops 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 Hamas-led authoritiesand security forces since October, killing dozens, the group’s officials in Gaza have told Reuters, accusing Israel of trying to cause chaos and anarchy.

Israel says it aims to thwart attacks by Hamas and other militant factions.

More than 750 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, as perGaza’s Health Ministry, while militants have deceasedfour Israeli soldiers, as perIsraeli officials.

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