At least six Palestinians, including two children, were killed in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to local health officials, in violence that has raised concerns about the stability of a ceasefire mediated by the United States.
According to Gaza’s medical authorities, four people — including a child — were killed when Israeli forces targeted a police vehicle in Gaza City. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said a police officer was among those killed in the strike.
The ministry added that nine civilians who were nearby were also injured, several of them critically.
In another incident in northern Gaza near Jabalia, Israeli fire killed three-year-old Yahya Al-Malahi, according to local health authorities and family members.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces said its troops had shot and killed a man who approached the armistice line separating Israeli and Hamas-controlled areas in northern Gaza.
Health officials in the territory confirmed that a man had been killed in the area but did not provide further details.
The incidents are among the latest reported since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire aimed at halting months of fighting in Gaza took effect, with sporadic violence continuing to threaten the fragile truce.