An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Tuesday killed two Palestinians, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal.
According to medics speaking to Reuters, the two Palestinians who were killed were brothers, identified as Ahmed and Mahmoud Abu Heen, and they were killed near the Nuseiray refugee camp. Photos from the al-Awda Hospital in Nusierat show Ahmed’s young children mourning their father.
Reuters also reported that Israeli troops are expanding the “yellow line,” the vague boundary that separates the Israeli-occupied side of Gaza from the rest of the Strip, another clear violation of the ceasefire deal.
After the deal was signed, Israel pulled its forces back and was left with control of about 53% of Gaza, but that has expanded to at least 60%. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said he directed the IDF to expand the occupation area to 70%, and reports from the ground in Gaza suggest he is making good on that threat.
Witnesses in southern Gaza told Reuters that IDF troops had been expanding the yellow line near Khan Younis and Rafah, placing new markers on the ground. In Gaza City, Israeli tanks moved further into the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, forcibly displacing several families.
The continued Israeli attacks have killed at least 997 Palestinians and wounded 3,152 since the so-called ceasefire deal was signed in October 2025, according to the Gaza Health Ministry’s latest numbers. The ministry said on Tuesday that over the previous 24 hours, it recorded the IDF killing five Palestinians and injuring eight.
