At least eight people were killed in the latest Gaza strikes, with Israeli aircraft hitting residential buildings in Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah, Palestinian authorities said. The overnight attacks marked the second straight night of Israeli strikes in the territory, coming just days after Hamas accepted a disarmament plan linked to President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was targeting military operatives in Gaza and reported that two Hamas militants were killed. In a post on X, the IDF later said it had killed two Hamas commanders, including one from the elite Nukhba force and another from the Maghazi Battalion. Palestinian health officials said two people, including a child, were killed in a strike on a residential building in Gaza City, while another person died near Jabalia in northern Gaza.
In Khan Younis, a father, mother and their nine-year-old son were killed when a house was hit. In Deir el-Balah, a man and a woman died after their apartment block was struck. The latest Gaza strikes add to a grim toll that has continued even as diplomats and officials talk about a path toward ending the war.
Israel’s energy minister, Eli Cohen, said on Sunday that no agreement had been reached to halt attacks on the Gaza Strip. He also said he believed the enclave should come under full Israeli control, even though the Board of Peace plan calls for an Israeli pullout under its later stages. Reuters reported those remarks.
The fighting comes against the backdrop of a US-brokered ceasefire framework that has moved into its second phase. Last week, Trump said the Board of Peace had reached an agreement on the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. On Friday, he said Israel was “very happy” with the proposed deal and called it a major step for the Middle East.
