Tel Aviv [Israel], November 23: At least 22 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in renewed Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported on Saturday, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefire that took effect last month.
Five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza City, the WAFA news agency reported, saying the attack occurred in the city's Rimal neighbourhood.
Videos circulating on social media showed a charred car with what appeared to be bodies nearby. An Israeli 'kamikaze' drone blew up the vehicle on a busy street in Gaza City, killing five people and critically wounding seven others, including children.
An Israeli army spokesman said the incident was under investigation.
Saudi broadcaster Al-Hadath reported that a commander of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in the strike, along with his son. Hamas has not confirmed the report.
WAFA later reported that one person was killed when a house was shelled in Nuseirat, located in central Gaza.
Four people were killed in another attack on Deir al-Balah, including two children, the agency said.
The latest deadly attacks happened during rush hour for many displaced families trying to get to bakeries and street markets to pick up whatever goods they're able to find before returning to the displacement sites.
The Israeli military said it had carried out several strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza in response to an armed attack on Israeli soldiers in the south of the Strip.
One fighter had crossed the ceasefire line, misusing a route used for humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, the military said on Telegram. The man fired at soldiers and was subsequently "eliminated." Another five were killed in the southern city of Rafah, who had apparently emerged from an underground tunnel, according to the military.
Violence has flared sporadically since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on October 10. Gaza's Hamas-controlled health authority says more than 300 Palestinians have been killed since then. Israel has killed at least 318 people and injured 788 others, it said.
Source: Qatar Tribune
