Israel kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza despite ongoing ceasefire agreement

The Israeli military said Friday that it killed three Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah after detecting eight Palestinians exiting an underground tunnel.

In a statement, the army said Unit 414 identified eight people exiting underground infrastructure in eastern Rafah overnight. The air force, acting on guidance from the Gaza Division’s 143rd Brigade, targeted the group, killing three of them, it added.

The incident came amid the near-daily Israeli violations since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, including shelling and gunfire that have killed 492 Palestinians and wounded 1,356 others.

Witnesses also added that an Israeli drone targeted a civilian gathering near the Abu Namous roundabout east of Maghazi early in the morning, killing two men in an area Israeli forces had left under the ceasefire.

In a related development, witnesses said Israeli military vehicles and helicopters opened heavy, indiscriminate fire east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, in areas under Israeli control.

Israeli fighter jets also carried out several airstrikes inside areas controlled by the Israeli military in the southern city of Rafah, while heavy and random gunfire targeted western parts of the city.