At least five people were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip at dawn on Friday, according to Civil Defense, at a time when mutual accusations continue between Israel and Hamas of violating the truce that has been in effect since October 10.

Published on: 02/27/2026 - 04:42 Last updated: 02/27/2026 - 07:09

The Civil Defense in Gaza announced that at least five people were killed on Friday as a result of Israeli raids targeting areas in the Gaza Strip, in light of the exchange of accusations between Israel and the Hamas movement of violating the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since October 10.

Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Agence France-Presse that at least five people were killed in Israeli raids in the middle of the night, three of them “in the slaughterhouse area southwest of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip,” while “at least two people were killed and seriously injured in an occupation raid north of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.”

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Under the terms and stages of the ceasefire that was reached based on a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, Israeli forces withdrew behind what is known as the “yellow line,” but they still control more than half of the territory of the Strip.

The Gaza Ministry of Health confirmed that at least 601 people had been killed in the Strip since the truce took effect on October 10. On the other hand, the Israeli army says that at least 4 of its soldiers were killed during the same period.

Media restrictions and limited access to Gaza prevented Agence France-Presse from independently verifying casualty numbers or covering the fighting freely.

France 24/AFP

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