GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) intensified their deadly violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, carrying out multiple demolition operations and opening heavy fire from military vehicles and drones across several areas of the territory.
Before dawn on Friday, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire east of Gaza City, while four explosions from demolition operations were reported in the eastern part of the city.
An Israeli quadcopter drone also opened fire on the Tuffah neighborhood in northeastern Gaza City.
Gunfire was reported in the eastern areas of Tuffah, east and south of Khan Yunis, and east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Five Palestinians killed Thursday, including child and woman
The latest incidents followed Israeli attacks on Thursday that killed five Palestinians, including a woman, and wounded several others in different parts of the Gaza Strip.
The PIC correspondent reported that Mohammed al-Qishawi was killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of Palestinians near Martyrs’ Square in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on Thursday evening.
Medical sources at Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp confirmed that 12-year-old Adnan Tariq Adnan al-Qarnawi was shot and killed by Israeli forces east of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Fadl Abdullah Salman Abu Mazyad was also killed in an Israeli drone attack near the municipality of az-Zawayda in central Gaza on Thursday evening.
In southern Gaza, 54-year-old Noura Suleiman Mohammed Sheikh al-Eid was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Bir 19 area.
Another Palestinian, Abd Walid Matar, was killed when an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people west of az-Zawayda in central Gaza.
Israeli airstrikes leave several Palestinians wounded
In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Falouja area west of the Jabalia refugee camp, wounding several Palestinians, including one who sustained serious injuries.
A man and a woman were also wounded by Israeli gunfire in the al-Satr and Hamad areas north of Khan Yunis.
Another Palestinian was critically wounded in an Israeli drone attack south of Deir al-Balah.
Israeli warplanes also struck the al-Karama neighborhood northwest of Gaza City, while the IOF carried out a demolition operation east of Khan Yunis.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli artillery shelled areas south of Khan Yunis amid heavy gunfire.
Israeli attacks continue despite ceasefire agreement
Israeli military operations have continued despite the ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 11, 2025.
Reports from across Gaza indicate that the IOF troops have continued carrying out airstrikes, opening fire and conducting demolition operations in multiple areas of the Strip.
The continuing attacks have raised concerns over repeated violations of the agreement and the safety of Palestinians living near areas of Israeli military deployment.
Gaza health ministry reports 1,602 killed since ceasefire
According to Gaza’s health ministry, IOF attacks have killed 1,602 Palestinians and wounded 5,799 others since the ceasefire took effect.
The ministry also reported that the bodies of 847 Palestinians have been recovered during the same period.
The latest figures bring the cumulative Palestinian death toll since October 7, 2023, to 74,618, while more than 175,925 people were wounded, according to the ministry.
