Israeli strike kills at least 12 people in Gaza

FE Team | Published: June 05, 2025 01:32:25

GAZA, June 04 (AFP): The civil defence agency in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced Palestinians near the southern city of Khan Yunis on Wednesday killed at least 12 people.
"At least 12 people were killed, including several children and women, in a strike by an Israeli drone this morning on a tent for displaced persons" near Khan Yunis, the agency's spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP, adding that four more people had been killed in other strikes.
Israel's military confirmed on Tuesday it had "neutralised" a Palestinian who threw rocks in the occupied West Bank, where authorities said the slain victim was 14 years old.
In a statement on Monday, the Palestinian Authority announced "the martyrdom of 14-year-old boy Yousef Fouad Faqha, who was shot by Israeli forces in the town of Sinjil" in the central West Bank.
A statement from the local municipality also said Faqha died after being shot by Israeli forces.
Asked about the incident, the Israeli military told AFP on Tuesday that during an operation around Sinjil a day earlier, its forces had "identified a terrorist who had hurled rocks toward a transportation route and thrown two bottles containing hazardous material toward the forces".
"Immediately after identifying the threat, the forces opened fire and neutralised the terrorist," it added.
The military later confirmed to AFP that the target was Faqha. Sources close to the family said that Israeli authorities were still holding onto the body.