Listen to this articleDear 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old boy, in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Gaza medics said the attack near a bakery in Deir al-Balah killed 3-year-old Tayyem Hamdan and a man, Hussam Nusair, and wounded several others. The Israeli military said it attacked and killed a Hamas militant. He said Nusair carried out attacks against Israeli forces and civilians. Hamas had no immediate comment on the army’s accusation. A U.S.-backed ceasefire last October stopped major fighting in the shattered territory but failed to end attacks by the Israeli army, which it said were aimed at thwarting attacks by Hamas and other Gaza militants. Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement US President Donald Trump’s broader plan to end the Gaza conflict, which also includes Israeli withdrawals and the disarmament of Hamas. More than 1,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect last October, according to Gaza health officials, while the Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed.
