Israeli strikes kill five, including three children, in Beit Lahia as shootings and drone attacks persist across the Gaza Strip.
Key Developments
- Five Palestinians, including three children, were killed in an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia.
- Multiple civilians were injured in central Gaza by gunfire and drone attacks.
- Continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire through bombardment and targeting displaced civilians.
Israeli Strike Kills Five in Beit Lahia
Five Palestinians, including three children, were killed overnight on Tuesday in an Israeli bombing targeting a group of civilians in the Beit Lahia project in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Quds News Network.
Local sources said the strike hit the Al-Qassam Square area and targeted civilians near Al-Qassam Mosque.
The victims were identified as Salah Mahmoud Al-Abed (12), Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Abed (9), Muhammad Bahaa Nabil Balousha (14), Alaa Nabil Hussein Balousha (46), and Anas Ehab Saeed Abu Foul (19).
Drone Attacks and Gunfire across Gaza
Additionally, in northern Gaza, a girl was injured after an Israeli quadcopter drone dropped a bomb in the Al-Salatin area west of Beit Lahia, according to QNN.
In central Gaza, four Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire east of Al-Bureij refugee camp.
📹🔴A new tragedy… The moment a number of martyrs arrived after the occupation aircraft bombed a group of people in the courtyard of Al-Qassam Mosque in the Beit Lahia project, north of the #Gaza Strip.@qudsn #Palestine https://t.co/xfRDOKRMef pic.twitter.com/F5YVkNp4sh
— ⚡️🌎 World News 🌐⚡️ (@ferozwala) April 22, 2026
Al-Awda Hospital reported receiving a woman injured after Israeli occupation forces opened fire toward tents sheltering displaced civilians inside Khalid Bin Al-Walid School in Al-Nuseirat camp.
The hospital also confirmed three additional injuries after a drone targeted a civilian vehicle in Block 6 of Al-Bureij.
In southern Gaza, Al Mayadeen reported that Yahya Abu Shalhoub was killed and three others were injured in a drone strike targeting the Al-Maslakh checkpoint south of Khan Yunis. The casualties were transferred to Nasser Medical Complex.
The attacks come as Israeli occupation forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which came into effect on October 10.
Violations include aerial bombardment, drone strikes, gunfire, and the destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure across the Strip.
(PC, QNN, Al Mayadeen)
