GAZA CITY, Palestine

Two Palestinian brothers were killed and three others injured on Saturday in an Israeli drone strike and gunfire in the Shejaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, in a new violation of a ceasefire deal in effect since last October.

An Israeli drone carried out a strike on the Al-Shamaa area of the Shejaiya neighborhood, eyewitnesses told Anadolu.

In a separate incident, three Palestinians were injured by gunfire targeting tents of displaced people in various parts of the same neighborhood.

Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli army launched airstrikes and artillery shelling on various parts of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli forces have carried out daily violations of the ceasefire in place since Oct. 10, which have killed 691 people and wounded 1,876 others as of March 18, according to Health Ministry data.

Israel launched a war on Gaza in October 2023, killing more than 72,000 Palestinians, wounding around 172,000 others, and devastating about 90% of civilian infrastructure.

*Writing by Rasa Evrensel in Istanbul