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An Israeli air strike on a flat in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday killed three people, including a six-month-old child, according to health officials. The victims were identified as Mohammad Abu Mallouh, his wife Alaa Zaqlan, and their infant son Osama. The infant's grandmother reported that the family was sleeping when the rocket struck, leaving behind six young daughters. Separately, Israeli gunfire killed a Palestinian man near a UN-run medical clinic in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on either incident. The attacks push the enclave's death toll past 880 since the October ceasefire. Israel has recently resumed issuing evacuation orders to Gaza residents, a practice that had largely subsided after the truce.
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Attack on Nuseirat sends enclave’s death toll past 880 since October truce
Published: 1:04am, 25 May 2026 Updated: 10:37am, 25 May 2026 Source: Reuters
An Israeli air strike on a flat in a refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday left three people dead, including a six-month-old child, health officials said.
Medical workers identified the victims as:
- Mohammad Abu Mallouh – the infant’s father
- Alaa Zaqlan – the mother
- Osama – their six-month-old son
The attack occurred in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Later on Sunday, Israeli gunfire killed a Palestinian man in the north of the enclave, near a UN-run medical clinic in the Jabalia refugee camp, medical workers said.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on either incident.
Scene at the Morgue
At the morgue in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, relatives of the three deceased family members arrived to bid farewell to their white-shrouded bodies.
The infant’s grandmother, Umm Hamza Abu Mallouh, said with tears in her eyes:
“A man sleeping along with his wife and their six-month infant son in their bed. The rocket fell on his bed, and it took him, with his wife and son, leaving behind six young girls.”
Context
Israel has recently resumed issuing evacuation orders to residents of the enclave – a practice that had largely subsided after an October ceasefire.
The latest deaths push the enclave’s overall toll past 880 since the brokered truce took effect.
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Israeli Airstrike Kills Infant and Parents in Gaza Refugee Camp