Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 15, 2026 · 421 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

Israeli military aggression Humanitarian casualties in Gaza ceasefire violations

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Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza A three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in Israel’s latest strikes on northern Gaza.

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What happened

Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza A three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in Israel’s latest strikes on northern Gaza.

Why it matters

Israeli attack kills several people in Gaza refugee camp Israel’s military has killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two children, in separate attacks across the war-torn Gaza Strip, the latest violations by Israel of a “ceasefire” with Hamas that came…

Common ground

Gaza’s Civil Defence authorities and the Reuters news agency said that a three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in the Israeli strikes in the northern part of the enclave on Tuesday.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Israeli warplanes had “targeted” the police vehicle in the city centre, “causing several deaths and injuries”, with a police officer among those killed and at least nine bystanders wounded?
How does this story connect Israeli military aggression with Humanitarian casualties in Gaza over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “Israeli warplanes had “targeted” the police vehicle in the city centre, “causing several deaths and injuries”, with a police officer among those killed and at least nine bystanders wounded”

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Multiple reports cite the Gaza Ministry of Interior stating that warplanes targeted a police vehicle in the city center, resulting in the death of a police officer and wounding at least nine bystanders.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement that Israeli warplanes had “targeted” the police vehicle in the city centre, “causing several deaths and injuries”, with a police officer among those ki…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/israeli-attacks-kil…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza’s Ministry of Interior stated that Israeli warplanes also targeted a vehicle, causing several deaths and injuries, including a police officer, with at least nine bystanders wounded, some critical…
https://news.meaww.com/jd-vance-rebuts-hecklers-gaza-critici…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Gaza interior ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, accused the Israeli military of committing a “heinous crime this afternoon when it targeted a police vehicle carrying several officers…
https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-strike-police-vehicle-gaza-…

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Claim 2: “violations by Israel of a “ceasefire” with Hamas that came into effect on October 10 last year.”

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While evidence confirms ceasefires have occurred (e.g., the November 2023 truce), there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a ceasefire that 'came into effect on October 10 last year'. The October 7 attacks started the war; a ceasefire on October 10 is not supported by the provided Wikipedia or web results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the October 7 attacks, Israeli women, girls and men were reportedly subjected to sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault by Hamas or other Gazan militants. The militants involved in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…

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Claim 3: “Israeli forces continue to carry out daily strikes on the territory, killing almost 760 Palestinians since the truce was agreed upon.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific number of 760 Palestinians killed since a specific truce agreement.

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Claim 4: “Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza”

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Multiple independent news sources (NPR, France 24, and others via web search) report that Israeli strikes killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including children, on a single day.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (Hebrew: מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, romanized: Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, lit. 'Operation Strong Cliff'), and Battle of the Withered Grain (Arabic: معركة …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Gaza_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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Claim 5: “four people were killed, including the three-year-old, “in a strike targeting a police vehicle” in Gaza City.”

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France 24 and other news reports explicitly state that a strike on a police vehicle in Gaza City killed four people, including the three-year-old Yahya al-Mallahi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 August 2025, during the Gaza war, Israel announced it had formally begun the "first stages" of a military offensive aiming to seize control of Gaza City from Hamas, referred to in plans as Opera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_City_offensive

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Claim 6: “another Israeli strike killed several people near an intersection in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.”

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Multiple sources report Israeli strikes in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City killing several people, including reports of strikes near intersections.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bassal also said another person was killed by Israeli fire in the northern Beit Lahiya area earlier in the day. Later on Tuesday evening, Civil Defence reported that another Israeli strike killed seve…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/israeli-attacks-kil…

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web search NEUTRAL — GAZA, Tuesday, April 18, 2024 (WAFA) – A Palestinian civilian today was killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/143333

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web search NEUTRAL — At least 38 people died on Saturday when Israeli air strikes hit a refugee camp and homes in Gaza City. Hamas said a residential block in the al-Shati area – used as a camp by people fleeing the war –…
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/israeli-air-strike…

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Claim 7: “the Israeli strike hit near a cafe”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm if the strike hit near a cafe.

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Claim 8: “A three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in Israel’s latest strikes on northern Gaza.”

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Web search results from France 24 and other news reports identify a three-year-old (Yahya al-Mallahi) among the killed in northern Gaza strikes. While the 14-year-old is not explicitly named in the snippets, the general reporting of children's ages in these strikes is corroborated across multiple reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when about 200,000 of the more than 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza–Israel_conflict

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Claim 9: “Gaza Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that an additional 2,111 Palestinians have been injured in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire was announced”

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Claim 10: “a total of 72,336 people have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of Israel’s war on the territory on October 7, 2023.”

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Claim 11: “Medics at Al-Shifa Hospital later confirmed receiving five bodies from “an Israeli drone bombing”, involving two missiles, that hit a group of people in the Shati refugee camp.”

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Both Al Jazeera and France 24 report that Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed receiving five bodies from an Israeli drone bombing involving two missiles in the Shati refugee camp.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Al-Shifa hospital confirmed receiving five bodies from "an Israeli drone bombing with two missiles a group of citizens in front of warehouses for electricity generators" in Al-Shati. The military …
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260415-israeli-fir…

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web search NEUTRAL — Medics at Al-Shifa Hospital later confirmed receiving five bodies from “an Israeli drone bombing”, involving two missiles, that hit a group of people in the Shati refugee camp.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/israeli-attacks-kil…

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web search NEUTRAL — I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in order to give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed. Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off. I will…
https://israelpalestine.liveuamap.com/en/2025/4-october-06-a…

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Claim 12: “another person was killed by Israeli fire in the northern Beit Lahiya area earlier in the day.”

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Reports confirm a person (specifically a woman in one source) was killed by Israeli fire in the Beit Lahiya area of northern Gaza.

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web search NEUTRAL — GAZA, January 3, 2026 (WAFA) – A Palestinian woman was killed by gunfire from Israeli occupation forces on Saturday in the town of Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, according to medical sources.
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/165850

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web search NEUTRAL — BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — Palestinian militants firing antitank rockets fought running battles with Israeli forces in northern Gaza on Thursday in the fiercest clashes since Israel opened a major offe…
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/world/africa/06iht-gaza.2…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli massacre in north Gaza’s Beit Lahiya. Published On 20 Oct 202420 Oct 2024.At least 87 people were killed or are missing under the debris after an Israeli air attack in Beit Lahiya in the north…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/20/dozens-killed-in-i…

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