Gaza officials report five dead after Israeli drone strike and gunfire, as violence continues despite truce.
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence and hospitals said an Israeli drone strike and gunfire killed five people and injured several others on Sunday.
A ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Hamas, but it has not halted violence in Gaza, and efforts to secure a lasting agreement to end the war have stalled.
Civil defence officials said a drone targeted a metal workshop in a southern district of Gaza City, the territory’s main urban centre, killing four people and injuring others.
Al-Shifa hospital said it had received the four bodies.
The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the strike, saying it hit “terrorist infrastructure”, without providing further details.
In a separate incident, Israeli machinegun fire killed a girl in Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to the civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas.
Her body was taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital.
Before Sunday’s deaths, at least 1,098 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in October last year, according to the territory’s health ministry.
The ministry operates under Hamas authority, and its figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.
The Israeli military says it has lost five soldiers in Gaza over the same period, as well as one civilian contractor.
Restrictions imposed on media outlets and limited access in Gaza prevent AFP from independently verifying tolls or freely covering the violence there.
