Israeli strike kills woman in Gaza City despite ceasefire
An Israeli strike on a Gaza City apartment killed a Palestinian woman and hurt others on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency and WAFA reported. Medics named the dead woman as Reem Asaad Awad, 33. The hit came in the Rimal area while a ceasefire was supposed to be in place.
A Gaza ceasefire did not stop a deadly strike in Gaza City on Wednesday.
Anadolu Agency reported that a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital said Reem Asaad Awad, 33, was killed and two people, including a girl, were hurt when an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood. The source said the strike wrecked the apartment and nearby buildings and sparked a large fire.
WAFA, the Palestinian news agency, said Israeli aircraft struck a residential apartment near Abu Talal junction in west Gaza City's al-Rimal neighborhood. It said a woman was killed and others were injured. Local sources also reported artillery fire east of Khan Younis and heavy fire near Deir al-Balah, WAFA said.
Anadolu framed the attack as happening despite the ceasefire. The agency said a girl was among the two people hurt. Hospital staff were left treating the latest civilian casualties from a war that was supposed to be quieting down.
Details on why that building was targeted have not been released publicly. Relatives and neighbors were still sorting through the damage as medics confirmed the death.
Ceasefire deals often fray at the edges before they break in the open. A single deadly strike can pull both sides back toward wider fighting. Aid groups and hospitals watch those nights closely because they are the ones who treat the wounded.
Neither Anadolu nor WAFA reported an Israeli comment on this specific apartment hit in the pieces cited here. That silence leaves the target claim unverified in public.
What we know: A 33-year-old woman was killed in a Gaza City apartment strike on Wednesday, according to hospital and agency reports.
What we don't: Israel's stated target for the strike, and whether the ceasefire deal will be adjusted.
Where outlets agree Anadolu Agency and WAFA both report that an Israeli strike on a Gaza City apartment in the Rimal area killed a Palestinian woman on Wednesday.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.