Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians, including children, across the Gaza Strip as Hamas representatives met regional mediators in Cairo about the future of a ceasefire that had been in effect for nearly 10 months, according to Al Jazeera’s reporting. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said hospitals received 34 injured people during the preceding 24 hours.
Health officials said an air strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza killed a man and an eight-year-old child. The target was described as a tent encampment housing displaced Palestinians. In central Gaza, an 18-month-old baby died when a house in Bureij refugee camp was struck; eight other people were injured there.
A separate strike in Gaza City killed a man riding a bicycle and wounded 10 other people. Al Jazeera also described damage from an attack the previous evening in the city’s Shati refugee camp. Its correspondent said a building near two improvised tent camps had been hit, damaging the shelters used by approximately 35 families.
The attacks occurred while Hamas officials held discussions with mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye over implementing the second stage of the ceasefire. The truce began in October 2025, but negotiations had stalled over major unresolved demands. Israel sought Hamas’s disarmament, while Hamas objected to the continued Israeli military presence and continuing attacks.
A Hamas official was reported as saying the group planned to provide a positive response, without disclosing details. Reports also indicated that Hamas wanted changes protecting government employees under Palestinian law and had proposed placing its weapons under the management of a Palestinian body rather than surrendering them to Israel. These remained negotiating positions, not an agreed settlement.
Humanitarian access was another point of contention. The ceasefire terms called for 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza daily, according to the supplied report, which said Israeli restrictions continued to limit vital supplies. Al Jazeera characterized the ongoing strikes as violations of the agreement. The supplied evidence did not include an Israeli military response to the individual attacks or that characterization.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent said more than 1,000 Palestinians had been killed and over 3,000 injured since the October ceasefire began. Gaza health authorities placed the broader toll since October 7, 2023, at 73,341 killed and 174,086 wounded. Those figures were attributed to Palestinian officials in the source.
The day’s casualties illustrated the gap between the existence of a formal truce and conditions experienced by civilians. With the second phase still unresolved, the Cairo discussions centered on whether mediators could bridge the parties’ positions on withdrawal, disarmament, governance and aid while attacks continued.
