Israeli Attacks Kill Five in Gaza, Including a four-year-old and a woman

Four Palestinians, including a child, were killed or died from earlier wounds on Tuesday amid Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling, gunfire, and demolition operations across the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said Abdul-Karim Sami an-Nahhal was killed by Israeli naval gunfire in the Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza City.

The sources added that Mustafa Azmi Mansour died from wounds he sustained on Monday in an Israeli strike on the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

In Gaza City, Mo’men al-‘Ayy was killed and others were injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle near Yafa Street in the Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of the city. Another airstrike targeted the entrance of a shop near the Gaza Municipality Park, with no injuries reported.

In the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and injured two Palestinians in the al-Amal neighborhood and near Hamad City, north of Khan Younis.

“Staying here means death.” Palestinians leave Shujaiya in eastern Gaza City as the Israeli army advances the yellow line next to their tents. Nearly two-thirds of Gaza is under Israeli control or access restrictions. https://t.co/8vjaDtWi6t

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) October 13, 2026

Four-year-old Osama Ahmad Abed also died from wounds he sustained about three weeks earlier in an Israeli strike on az-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled areas east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Intense artillery fire also targeted eastern Gaza City and areas west of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.

The Israeli army also carried out a demolition operation in the eastern part of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Six-year-old Sila Rifaat Abu Aqlein, the sole survivor of her family, undergoes a routine check-up at a prosthetics centre in Gaza City. An injury in Zeitoun in December 2023 led doctors to amputate her leg above the knee; the war took both her parents and her two sisters. Her maternal aunt now raises her. — October 12, 2026 الطفلة سيلا رفعت أبو عقلين (6 أعوام)، الناجية الوحيدة من عائلتها، تخضع لفحص دوري في مركز للأطراف الاصطناعية بمدينة غزة. إصابة في حي الزيتون في ديسمبر 2023 اضطرت الأطباء لبتر ساقها فوق الركبة، والحرب خطفت والديها وشقيقتيها، لتتولى خالتها رعايتها. — 12 أكتوبر 2026

— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) October 12, 2026

In southern Gaza, Israeli military vehicles opened intense fire on areas south and east of Hamad City, north of Khan Younis, as Israeli attacks continued across the area.

The Palestinian Health Ministry’s daily statistical report said that Gaza hospitals received the bodies of seven slain Palestinians and treated seven wounded people during the previous 24 hours. Of those killed, two were slain in new attacks, three died from earlier wounds, and two bodies were recovered.

The Ministry added that since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 1,498 Palestinians and injured 5,306 others, while the bodies of 838 Palestinians have been recovered.

Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have killed 74,389 Palestinians and injured 175,423 others, according to the Health Ministry’s October 13, 2026, report.

A Palestinian woman was killed and several residents, including three children, were injured early Wednesday when Israeli forces bombed an apartment in western Gaza City, as attacks continued across the Gaza Strip. One Palestinian also succumbed to wounds sustained a few days earlier.

Medical sources said a woman, Reem Awad, was killed when Israeli warplanes bombed the apartment near the Abu Talal Junction in the Rimal neighborhood on Gaza city. Several of the wounded were reported to be in critical condition.

The Israeli strike hit an apartment in the al-Abbas area, opposite Nesto Supermarket, sparking a fire. Civil Defense crews extinguished the blaze, while medics recovered Awad’s body and transferred the wounded for treatment.

A volunteer at the scene was heard shouting that children were crying inside the burning apartment.

In a separate incident, Mohammad al-Jumla died from serious wounds he sustained several days earlier in an Israeli attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

Elsewhere in Gaza City, Israeli tanks opened heavy fire east of the Tuffah neighborhood, while artillery shells struck the area. Israeli forces also fired live rounds into the as-Sidra, as-Sahaba, ad-Daraj, an-Nafaq, and Yaffa areas in the eastern part of the city.

Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire near Shawa Square and on residents moving through eastern Gaza City. The drones also fired at Palestinian homes in al-Rimal, al-Jundi, the Zeitoun neighborhood, and the Asqoula area.

Israeli military vehicles also shot and injured a Palestinian east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.

Israeli drones also opened fire in Jabalia al-Balad, on an-Nafaq Street, and near the Sheikh Radwan Pool, north of Gaza City, with live rounds reaching First Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. Israeli military vehicles continued firing east of the city and in Tuffah, while intermittent gunfire came from an Israeli military crane positioned east of Gaza City.

In addition, booby-trapped Israeli military vehicles advanced toward the as-Sanafur Junction in eastern Gaza City before Israeli soldiers carried out a major demolition, causing a powerful explosion heard across the city.

Israeli guards severely beat imprisoned Gaza doctor Marwan al-Hams during Ben-Gvir’s prison visit, the Prisoners’ Media Office said, demanding urgent protection. Key Takeaways The Prisoners’ Media Office said jailers restrained and severely beat Dr. Marwan Al-Hams during Itamar Ben-Gvir’s October 7 visit to Ganot prison. Al-Hams suffers from fractures and back pain, requires medical follow-up and is under continuous ECG monitoring, according to the office. Gaza prisoners reported worsening hygiene, scabies, inadequate food and the removal of mattresses and denial of blankets ahead of winter. https://t.co/TY5hMH6EOR

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 13, 2026

Israeli tanks also advanced along as-Sikka Street in Tuffah, firing heavily and expanding the area Israel designates as the “yellow line,” while Israeli artillery shelling east of Gaza City continued into the morning.

In central Gaza, Israeli military vehicles fired heavily northeast of the al-Bureij refugee camp, while artillery shells struck an area east of the Tamraz station. The vehicles maneuvered north of the camp before moving east and withdrawing toward the “yellow line.”

An Israeli quadcopter drone also dropped an incendiary device on a kiosk, northeast of al-Bureij, setting the structure on fire. Local residents extinguished the blaze, and no injuries were reported.

In Deir al-Balah, Israeli helicopters flew over the city and its western and central areas before carrying out an airstrike. In southern Gaza, Israeli military vehicles opened fire east and south of Khan Younis, while Israeli artillery shells struck eastern areas and Israeli naval vessels fired shells and live rounds offshore.

On Tuesday, four Palestinians, including a child, were killed amid Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling, gunfire, and demolition operations across the Gaza Strip.

The attacks are among Israel’s continuing violations of the ceasefire agreement, which have included repeated shelling and gunfire across the Gaza Strip, along with the expansion of areas under Israeli military control at the expense of land accessible to Palestinian civilians.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that hospitals received the bodies of three slain Palestinians and admitted 17 wounded people over the previous 24 hours. Two were killed in recent attacks, while one succumbed to earlier wounds.

Since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 1,501 Palestinians and injured 5,323, while the bodies of 838 slain Palestinians have been recovered, the Ministry said.

The Health Ministry added that the death toll since the genocide began on October 7, 2023, has reached 74,392, with 175,440 people injured.

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