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Jerusalem, Mar 15 (EFE).- Four Palestinians were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza, including three members of the same family and a child, according to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al Balah.
The strike hit the Sawarha area, which lies outside the zone under Israeli control under the current ceasefire agreement.
Hospital officials identified the victims from the Ayash family as Kamel Ayash, the father; Halima Ayash, the mother; and their son Ahmed. A fourth victim, a child, was identified as Ibrahim Hasanat.
The hospital said Halima was pregnant at the time of her death. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Israeli aircraft struck an area with a high concentration of civilians in Sawarha, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Although a ceasefire has been in place since October 2025, Israel has continued to carry out occasional airstrikes and drone attacks in western areas of the Gaza Strip outside the perimeter still controlled by Israeli troops and marked by the so-called “yellow line.”
The attacks have continued even after the start of the war between Israel and Iran.
About 660 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli shootings and airstrikes in Gaza during the ceasefire and more than 1,700 wounded, according to Palestinian officials.
More than 72,200 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli attacks since Oct. 7, 2023, when Israel launched its military offensive in response to an attack by Palestinian militant groups on Israeli territory. More than 171,800 Gazans have also been wounded. EFE
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