Jerusalem, Feb 4 (EFE).— Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 21 people, including seven children, early Wednesday, pushing the number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire began to 556, Palestinian health authorities said.
According to the latest figures from the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run government, 38 new injuries have brought the total number of wounded since Oct. 10, the date the truce began, to around 1,500.
Israeli attacks resumed early Wednesday across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 21 people, including seven children.
Among the victims were two 12-year-olds killed in Al Mawasi, in southern Gaza, as well as a paramedic from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
Another minor was killed in Khan Yunis, while four more people, among them a five-month-old baby, died in separate attacks on Gaza City in the north, according to medical sources from several hospitals cited by EFE.
In a statement, the PRCS said its paramedic was killed while “carrying out his humanitarian duty” transporting injured people in Khan Yunis.
An organizational source told EFE that the victim was struck during a second airstrike on a shop.
According to PRCS figures, at least 29 of its personnel have been killed during the two years of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, as of October 2025.
This total includes the two paramedics shot dead in January 2024 while attempting to rescue the girl Hind Rajab.
Israel said Wednesday’s attacks were carried out in response to alleged gunfire by militiamen against one of its soldiers in northern Gaza.
The Israeli army said it considered the incident a violation of the ceasefire and responded with airstrikes.
On Saturday, Jan 31, Israel also launched attacks on the strip, alleging the presence of four militiamen in a tunnel. Those strikes killed at least 32 Gazans, including women and children.
According to the Health Ministry, more than 71,800 Gazans have been killed since October 2023, including around 20,000 children, as a result of Israel’s military offensive by land, sea and mainly air. International organizations and experts have described the campaign as a “genocide” against the Palestinian people. EFE
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