A couple and their two sons died in an Israeli attack earlier today in Gaza, and a Palestinian hospital was advanced, while the Israeli army claimed to have killed a fighter.
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10/09/2026
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Lusa
“ Othe bodies of four Ahmad family members were found (...) after an Israeli attack hit a house in the Beit Lahia region in the north of the Gaza Strip,” said Al-Shifa hospital, lamenting the death of “an entire family.”.
The victims are a man, a woman and his two daughters, 8 and 12 years old, according to the hospital and Civil Defense, which functions as a rescue service under Hamas' authority.
A security source in Gaza confirmed that Israel carried out attacks after midnight in Beit Lahia.
On the other hand, the Israeli army stated that it had targeted a building used for terrorist activities, claiming to have killed a man “who had participated in fighting” against Israeli soldiers.
“ Before the attack, a warning was issued to allow civilians to leave the site,” the army added in a statement.
The name and surname released by the Israeli army correspond to those of the dead man, according to Al-Shifa hospital.
France-Presse (AFP) could not independently verify its identity or activities.
In addition, five people died today in three other Israeli attacks in the south of the Gaza Strip, raising the number of deaths to nine that day, Civil Defense reported to AFP.
Three people died in a drone attack near Khan Yunis, according to the same source.
Following the unprecedented attacks of October 7, 2023 by Hamas, which killed more than 1,200 people on Israeli soil, Israel started a destructive war in Gaza.
In three years, more than 73,000 people have been killed, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, an agency under the authority of Hamas whose numbers are considered reliable by the United Nations.
Despite a ceasefire that came into force in October 2025 and was negotiated under the mediation of the United States, Israeli attacks continue almost daily.
Israeli operations have made more than 1,300 deaths since the entry into force of this truce, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
The Israeli army reported five deaths in its ranks during the same period, as well as the death of a hired civil servant.