Israeli strike kills ten outside school in central Gaza

On Monday, an Israeli drone strike killed at least ten people and wounded several others east of the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The strike occurred outside a school housing displaced Palestinians. Prior to the airstrike, witnesses reported clashes between Palestinian residents and a local militia backed by Israel, which residents claimed was attempting to abduct individuals. A leader of the militia later stated in a video that five Hamas members were killed during the incident, although this could not be independently verified. Hamas has referred to such groups operating in Israeli-controlled areas as collaborators. Additionally, a separate Israeli strike in Gaza City killed one Palestinian and injured a child traveling on a motorcycle earlier that day. These events took place amid ongoing tensions surrounding a fragile, US-backed ceasefire deal in Gaza. The total number of civilian casualties in the Maghazi incident remains unconfirmed.