Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18: At least three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday.
The Israeli military said "three terrorists who were operating in proximity to [Israeli troops] and attempting to plant an explosive device in the ground in central Gaza were struck." A similar strike was also carried out in Rafah, in southern Gaza, the military said.
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that in addition to three deaths in the central Gaza strike, there were also several injuries. Israeli attacks continue despite a fragile ceasefire agreement reached in January between Israel and Hamas. Negotiations to extend the truce have so far failed.
The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas and other groups attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. Since then, Gaza's Hamas-run health authority has reported 48,572 deaths, including many women and children. These figures, which do not distinguish between combatants and civilians, cannot be verified.
Source: Qatar Tribune
