Updated On: 12 February, 2026 02:12 PM IST | Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip) | AP
At least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were killed in Israeli fire in Gaza, hospital officials said. The deaths come amid a fragile ceasefire that began on October 10, 2025, with Gaza’s health ministry reporting over 530 fatalities since the truce took effect
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A relative of 6-month-old Mira al-Khabbaz, killed in the Israeli strike earlier in the day, mourns over her body. Pic/AFP
Israeli fire in Gaza killed at least 17 Palestinians, most of them women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, while Israel said militant gunfire had injured an Israeli soldier.
They were the latest Palestinian deaths since a ceasefire, which has been punctuated by deadly Israeli strikes, came into effect on Oct. 10, 2025. More than 530 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the deal took effect, according to Gaza's health ministry.