Israeli drone strike kills 2, including child, in Southern Gaza

At least two people, including a child, have been killed in an Israeli drone strike east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to reporters from Al Jazeera in the besieged territory.

The attack comes amid ongoing tensions, with Hamas condemning what it described as “daily and continuous violations” by Israel since a truce was implemented last month. The group accused Israel of maintaining a persistent campaign of bombardments and demolitions across the enclave.

In a statement on Telegram on Monday, Hamas reported that Israeli strikes had killed 271 people, with over 90% of them civilians, and wounded 622 others since the ceasefire took effect on October 10.

The Israeli military said the Palestinians killed on Monday posed “an immediate threat” to its forces.

Israeli forces have also been systematically destroying homes inside the so-called “yellow line”, a temporary withdrawal boundary agreed in the ceasefire.

Al Jazeera’s correspondents on the ground have said demolition operations in eastern Khan Younis have intensified. “Every two-storey building or house is being targeted,” said Hamdan Radwan, mayor of Bani Suheila, the largest municipality in the area.

Al Jazeera correspondents have confirmed Israeli forces are blowing up residential blocks in central Gaza as well. Satellite images and field footage show large swathes of neighbourhoods reduced to rubble.

Israel also continues to restrict aid deliveries to Gaza, violating one of the key terms of the ceasefire. Hamas said Israel had refused to allow at least 600 aid trucks daily, including 50 carrying fuel, despite the agreement.

On Sunday, only 270 trucks entered Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem (known in Israel as Kerem Shalom) and al-Karara (Kissufuim) crossings.

According to Al Jazeera’s reporters, the deliveries included 126 trucks of humanitarian aid, 127 carrying commercial goods, 10 with fuel and seven transporting cooking gas.

While aid flow has increased since the ceasefire began, Palestinians across Gaza continue to suffer from extreme shortages of food, medicine, clean water and essential goods.

Many remain homeless, with entire neighbourhoods destroyed by nearly two years of relentless Israeli bombardment.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says between 500 and 600 trucks of supplies are needed daily to meet Gaza’s most basic needs. But Israel’s restrictions have left the agency struggling to deliver aid.

(Al Jazeera)