Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a nine-year-old boy, health officials said.

According to Reuters, medical workers said an Israeli drone killed a boy, Adel al-Najar, in the eastern part of Khan Yunis in the southern enclave, while an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in Gaza City, killing four people.

In the Khan Yunis attack, the Israeli military said it had targeted a person who posed a threat to Israeli troops as he approached the "yellow line" that marks the part of Gaza under Israeli control. It did not provide evidence that the person actually posed a threat.

The Israeli military also stated that the attack in Gaza City was aimed at what it claims is a "terrorist", without providing evidence.

At the Naser Hospital morgue, relatives came to say goodbye to Nađar's small body, wrapped in a white shroud.

Women cried next to the body lying on a medical stretcher on the floor, while men held a special prayer before taking it to the cemetery for burial.

Collected cardboard for cooking

The boy was collecting cardboard that the family uses for cooking, relatives said.

Gaza has been without electricity since the start of the war in October 2023, and Palestinians complain about Israeli restrictions on the entry of cooking gas, Reuters reports.

"We don't have gas. We collect cardboard to bake, they want to eat; they want to drink," said one of the boy's relatives, Sabrin Al-Najar.

Violence in Gaza continues despite the October 2025 ceasefire, with Israel carrying out almost daily attacks on Palestinians.

At least 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect, according to local medical sources, while Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed in militant attacks during the same period.

"Isn't it a shame what's happening to us? Isn't it a shame that we're burying our children every day, right in front of our eyes? Isn't it a shame? I swear to God, our hearts are breaking for these children," said another relative, Suhaib Al-Najar, at the morgue.

Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire.

More than 72.500 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, according to data from Gaza health authorities.

Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, killed 1.200 people, according to Israeli figures.