Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in attacks across Gaza on Monday, according to medical sources and media reports, while a fifth person died of wounds from an earlier assault, bringing the number of deaths reported that day to five.
At least two people were killed in a gun attack and an air raid on southern Khan Younis, and a third was killed in a drone attack on the central village of al-Musaddar, medical sources said. A fourth died in a strike on a vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of northern Gaza City, according to the Wafa news agency, which identified the victim as Hani Hamed Kahil and said five others were wounded.
The Israeli military said it targeted Palestinian fighters in three strikes but provided no further details. Wafa reported that a fifth person, Youssef Abu Younis, died of injuries sustained in an Israeli attack on a police post in al-Mawasi on Sunday. Earlier, at least five Palestinian police officers were killed in an attack on Sunday.
The attacks come under a US-brokered ceasefire that began in October 2025, amid efforts to secure shelter for displaced Palestinians before winter. Israeli Army Radio reported that Nickolay Mladenov, high representative of the Board of Peace established by the United States to oversee a so-called peace plan in Gaza, arrived in Israel on Monday to seek permission to bring in tents and to push for steps to accelerate reconstruction.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,593 Palestinians and wounded 5,748 since the ceasefire began. Overall, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 74,609 Palestinians and wounded 175,872 people.
Elsewhere in Gaza City, three Palestinians were wounded on Monday when a minibus belonging to a community kitchen was hit in Zeitoun. The United Nations migration agency said on October 9 that nearly two million people required shelter assistance and that half of Gaza's tents and makeshift shelters needed replacing, leaving families exposed as winter approached.
Analysis
Why This Matters
- The deaths are reported under the US-brokered ceasefire that began in October 2025, and the Palestinian Ministry of Health's figures indicate casualties have continued since it took effect.
- Shelter is an immediate concern: the UN migration agency says nearly two million people need shelter assistance and half of Gaza's tents and makeshift shelters need replacing before winter.
- Nickolay Mladenov's visit puts the question of whether Israel will permit tent deliveries, and how fast reconstruction can move, at the centre of the coming days.
Background
Gaza has been at war since October 2023, when Hamas-led fighters attacked Israel and Israel launched a military campaign in response. A US-brokered ceasefire took effect in October 2025, and the United States established a Board of Peace to oversee a peace plan for the territory, with Nickolay Mladenov as its high representative. Casualty counts in the territory are compiled by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, while Israel says its strikes target fighters.
Key Perspectives
- Israeli military: says it targeted Palestinian fighters in three strikes in Gaza, and provided no further details.
- Palestinian Ministry of Health: says Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,593 Palestinians and wounded 5,748 since the ceasefire began, and that 74,609 have been killed and 175,872 wounded since the war began.
- Wafa news agency: reported the strike on a vehicle in Tal al-Hawa, identified the dead man as Hani Hamed Kahil and said five others were wounded, and reported that Youssef Abu Younis died of injuries from an attack on a police post in al-Mawasi on Sunday.
- Nickolay Mladenov, high representative of the Board of Peace: arrived in Israel on Monday to seek permission to bring in tents and to push for steps to accelerate reconstruction, according to Israeli Army Radio.
- UN migration agency: says nearly two million people required shelter assistance as of October 9, and half of Gaza's tents and makeshift shelters needed replacing as winter approached.
What to Watch
- Whether Israel grants permission for tents to be brought into Gaza, and how quickly any deliveries follow.
- The shelter gap as winter sets in, with the UN migration agency's assessment that half of existing tents and makeshift shelters need replacing.
- Further strikes, and subsequent casualty reports from medical sources and the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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- SupportedIsraeli attacks killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “Israeli forces have killed at least four Palestinians in attacks across Gaza”
- Partly supportedThe Palestinian Ministry of Health reports 1,593 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire began.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,593 Palestinians since the United States-brokered “ceasefire” began in October 2025”
- SupportedThe Israeli military said it targeted Palestinian fighters in three strikes and gave no further details.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “The Israeli military said it targeted Palestinian fighters in three strikes, but provided no further details.”
- SupportedAt least two people were killed in a gun attack and an air raid on southern Khan Younis on Monday.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “At least two people were killed in a gun attack and an air raid on southern Khan Younis on Monday”
- SupportedA third person was killed in a drone attack on the central village of al-Musaddar.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “while a third was killed in a drone attack on the central al-Musaddar village, medical sources said.”
- SupportedA fourth person was killed in a vehicle strike in Tal al-Hawa; Wafa identified him as Hani Hamed Kahil and said five others were wounded.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “The fourth person died in a strike on a vehicle in northern Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, according to the Wafa news agency. It identified the victim as Hani Hamed Kahil and said five others were wounded in the attack.”
- SupportedYoussef Abu Younis died of injuries from an Israeli attack on a police post in al-Mawasi on Sunday, bringing reported deaths that day to five.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “Wafa reported that a fifth person, Youssef Abu Younis, also died of injuries sustained in an Israeli attack on a police post in al-Mawasi on Sunday. His death brought the number of deaths reported on Monday to five.”
- SupportedAt least five Palestinian police officers were killed in an attack on Sunday.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “Earlier, at least five Palestinian police officers were killed in an attack on Sunday.”
- SupportedThree Palestinians were wounded on Monday when a community-kitchen minibus was hit in Zeitoun.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “Elsewhere in Gaza City, three Palestinians were wounded on Monday when a minibus belonging to a community kitchen was hit in Zeitoun.”
- SupportedThe United Nations migration agency said on October 9 that nearly two million people needed shelter assistance and half of Gaza’s tents and makeshift shelters needed replacing.Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: “The United Nations migration agency said on October 9 that nearly two million people required shelter assistance and half of Gaza’s tents and makeshift shelters needed replacing, leaving families exposed as winter approached.”