RismadarVoice Reporters
August 28, 2026
At least five Palestinians have been killed in separate Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including three members of the same family, according to medical sources and Palestinian media reports.
The three members of the Abdeen family were killed early Friday when an Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Their bodies were taken to Nasser Medical Complex.
In another attack, a Palestinian man identified as Hassan al-Deiri was killed in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood after a drone reportedly fired a missile at a group of civilians, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Several wounded people were also taken to al-Shifa Hospital.
A separate strike hit a tent housing displaced Palestinians in the Mashahra area east of Gaza City, killing one person and injuring several others.
The Israeli military also carried out a strike in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Friday, in which three Palestinians were killed. The military identified one of them as Qais Bitawi and alleged, without providing evidence in the report, that he was a Hamas operative.
The Israeli military also said on Thursday that it had killed two Palestinian commanders, one affiliated with Hamas and another with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in separate attacks in Gaza City. The claims were not independently verified.
Israeli forces also conducted demolition operations in areas under their control southeast of Gaza City on Friday, according to reports from the territory.
The latest attacks occurred despite a United States-brokered ceasefire that has been in place since October 2025.
Meanwhile, Gaza continues to face severe food insecurity.
New data from the United Nations World Food Programme showed that 46 per cent of surveyed residents reported going to bed hungry at least once during the previous 30 days.
The assessment also found that seven per cent had gone to bed hungry more than 10 times during the period, while half of surveyed households said they had completely run out of food at least once.
About 21 per cent of households reported eating only one meal a day, while 38 per cent said they had reduced the number of meals they eat daily. Another 17 per cent said adults were regularly reducing their food intake to prioritise children.
The WFP said 75 per cent of surveyed households were facing difficulties accessing markets, with shortages of cash and high food prices among the main obstacles.
The agency also reported that an average of 217 trucks had entered Gaza daily since last year’s ceasefire, significantly below the 600 trucks per day stipulated under the ceasefire agreement.
