An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday (August 30, 2026), health officials said.
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Killing of Palestinian children and teens by Israel surges in West Bank The Israeli military said it attacked a Hamas militant, without giving further details.
An October 2025 U.S.-backed ceasefire halted major fighting in the shattered territory, but it failed to end strikes by the Israeli military, which it said aimed to thwart attacks by Hamas and other Gaza militants.
Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement a broader plan by U.S.
President Donald Trump to end the Gaza conflict, which also includes Israeli withdrawals and Hamas disarmament.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire More than 1,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect last October, according to Gazan health officials, while the Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed.
