Israeli attacks in Gaza kill multiple people during alleged ceasefire period
April 17, 2026 • Al Jazeera
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Multiple Palestinians have been killed in separate incidents involving Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. The incidents occurred over two days, despite a ceasefire that has been in effect for seven months.
On Thursday, an Israeli drone struck Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, killing brothers Abdelmalek and Abdel Sattar al-Attar. Witnesses reported that the area was outside the zone under Israeli control under the ceasefire agreement.
Later that day, nine-year-old Saleh Badawi was shot dead by Israeli forces in the Zeitoun neighbourhood east of Gaza City. Mohsen al-Dabbari, 38, was also killed by Israeli fire south of Khan Younis.
On Friday, three more Palestinians were killed. Brothers Mohammed and Eid Abu Warda were shot dead on Mansoura Street in the Shujayea neighbourhood east of Gaza City while transporting water by vehicle. A third brother was wounded with moderate injuries.
An Israeli drone struck a water desalination facility in the same neighbourhood, killing one Palestinian and wounding several others.
According to the Gaza Government Media Office, Israel has committed 2,400 violations of the ceasefire agreement since its inception in October. These incidents include killings, arrests, blockades, and starvation policies.
The Gaza Ministry of Health reports that over 72,340 people have been killed in Israel’s conflict with Gaza since October 2023. At least 32 of those deaths occurred since April alone.
UN Women reported that an average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to two vehicles during an attack on Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank. A group of armed Israeli occupiers infiltrated from the illegal settlement of Otniel into the Majd al-Ba’a area west of Yatta, south of Hebron, where they attacked Palestinian homes and burned two vehicles.
Israeli forces also stormed ar-Ram town north of Jerusalem, breaking into homes and arresting a number of Palestinians. In Nablus, soldiers ransacked houses and detained about a dozen people in total across both governorates.
According to the Addameer Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, 9,600 Palestinian political prisoners are being held in Israeli prisons and detention centres, including 342 children and 84 women.
Source: Al Jazeera