ISTANBUL 

Two Palestinians were killed and three others injured in a series of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in a new violation of last year’s ceasefire deal, medical sources said.

The sources said Hatem Abu Saleh, a nurse at Nasser Hospital, was killed when an Israeli strike targeted him near areas under military control in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

A second Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, the source added.

Two Palestinians, including a child, were also injured in a drone strike in Khan Younis, the sources said. A third person was injured by Israeli fire in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood.

The attacks took place in areas from which Israeli forces had withdrawn under the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, according to an Anadolu reporter.

Israeli artillery shelling also targeted the northern areas of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza during early morning hours.

The attacks came hours after the Israeli army killed two Palestinians in what it described as an exchange of fire in Rafah in southern Gaza.

Palestinians have accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire that halted Israel’s brutal war that has killed more than 71,400 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 171,000 others since October 2023.

Nearly 450 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,200 others injured in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire, according to the Health Ministry.

Israel has also refused to reopen Gaza’s crossings despite a UN Security Council resolution adopted in November 2025 calling for a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in the enclave, unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid and the reconstruction of the territory.