Israeli Military Kills 14 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days as It Continues Constant Ceasefire Violations

Hamas confirmed that one attack killed Ezzeddin al-Haddad, the head of its military wing

Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed at least 14 Palestinians over the past three days, according to numbers from Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal that was signed in October 2025.

The Health Ministry said on Saturday that it recorded the Israeli killing of 12 Palestinians and the injury of 57 over the previous 48-hour period. “A number of victims are still under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews have been unable to reach them so far,” the ministry wrote on Telegram.

Relatives mourn during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, May 17, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Hamas has confirmed that an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City on Friday killed Ezzeddin al-Haddad, who served as the head of Hamas’s military wing, known as the al-Qassam Brigades. Hamas said he was killed alongside members of his family, and according to local reports, at least eight people were killed in the attack.

“The assassination of leaders will only reinforce the Resistance’s determination to continue its path of struggle,” the al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement, according to the Palestine Chronicle.

On Sunday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said that IDF attacks over the previous 24-hour period killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 19 others. Israeli attacks continued throughout the day on Sunday, adding to the death toll.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported IDF attacks in northern, central, and southern Gaza on Sunday, with at least four Palestinians killed in the strikes across the Strip. According to the Health Ministry’s latest numbers, the IDF has killed 871 Palestinians in Gaza since the October 2025 deal was signed.

Israel has violated the deal in multiple ways by continuing daily attacks, imposing restrictions on aid deliveries, and expanding its control of the Palestinian territory by moving the “yellow line” further west.

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com, follow him on Twitter @decampdave.

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