At least six Palestinians were killed in Israeli drone strikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian medical and emergency workers said, as deadly attacks continued despite a ceasefire announced a year ago.
The reported strikes hit northern, central and southern Gaza, with casualties recorded near Jabalia refugee camp, in Rafah, Gaza City and Deir el-Balah.
One man was killed and several others wounded when a drone struck a group of civilians near al-Faluja cemetery, west of Jabalia, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency, citing medical sources.
In Rafah, one Palestinian was killed and several people were injured in a strike on the al-Mawasi area, Wafa reported.
Two people were killed and others wounded in an attack in the Tuffah neighbourhood of north-east Gaza City, staff at al-Shifa Hospital said. Witnesses said those hit had been returning from the burial of a victim of an earlier attack.
Al-Shifa Hospital also reported one death in a drone strike in eastern Gaza City, while staff at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said one person was killed and another injured in Deir el-Balah.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that 1,511 Palestinians had been killed and 5,375 injured since the US-brokered ceasefire was announced on October 10 2025. In its latest update, covering the preceding 48 hours, the ministry reported six deaths and 43 injuries across the territory.
The ministry said 74,469 Palestinians had been killed and 175,492 injured since Israel’s war began in October 2023.
Children among those killed since Gaza ceasefire
UNICEF spokesman Ricardo Pires told reporters in Geneva on Friday that more than 340 children had been killed since the ceasefire began. He said seven children had died in attacks over the previous two weeks and at least 33 others had been seriously injured.
About 800,000 children remain displaced, UNICEF said, with many living in tents or unsafe buildings as winter approaches.
The territory’s population is also facing tighter restrictions on where people can live. Mapping published on October 12 indicated that Israeli forces control or restrict access to about 65 per cent of Gaza, while the remaining accessible area is home to 2.1 million people.
Gaza’s Health Ministry warned on Friday that more than 1.4 million Palestinians were expected to face crisis-level food insecurity or worse for the rest of the year.
