Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Eight in Gaza, Including a Child and Police Officers

Israeli strikes killed at least eight people in the Gaza Strip on November 1, including a four-year-old boy and five police officers, according to hospital officials and Gaza's interior ministry. The attacks occurred despite a ceasefire that has been in place since October 2025.

In Gaza City, a strike hit a group of civilians near Cairo School in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood. Hospital staff at Shifa reported three deaths, including the child. Video from outside the hospital showed mourners praying beside body bags. One relative, Ali Oweis, told AFP that his son and grandchild were sitting in a tent when the missile struck.

In southern Gaza, a drone strike in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis killed five police officers who were on duty, according to the Hamas-run interior ministry. The officers ranged in age from 23 to 53. The ministry called the strike a massacre. At Nasser Hospital, family members gathered around body bags on the floor.

The Israeli military said it conducted two strikes targeting militants. It provided no further details or evidence in public statements. Israeli officials have said Hamas has continued to rearm and launch attacks in violation of the ceasefire, justifying continued operations. Palestinian health officials say more than 1,500 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect.

The broader war began after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people. Gaza's health ministry has reported more than 74,000 deaths in the subsequent Israeli campaign. Large parts of the territory remain in ruins, with most of the population displaced into makeshift shelters.

The November 1 strikes fit a pattern of near-daily Israeli operations since the ceasefire. Each side accuses the other of violations. Mediators have not announced new talks specifically tied to these incidents. Local hospitals continue to treat the wounded with limited supplies.

For families in Al-Rimal and Al-Mawasi, the practical effect is the same as before the ceasefire: sudden loss in residential or policing areas. The four-year-old's death was noted in multiple hospital reports. The police officers were identified by the interior ministry as carrying out routine duties.

International coverage has focused on the gap between the formal ceasefire and the continued casualty count. No independent forensic confirmation of the targets has been released. The Israeli military's statement remains limited to the claim that militants were the intended targets.

Gaza's civil defence service confirmed the eight deaths. Additional people were wounded in both locations. The incidents add to the post-ceasefire toll that Palestinian authorities place above 1,500 killed and several thousand wounded.