Israeli attack kills Palestinian child in Gaza Strip

DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE — OCT. 20, 2026: A Palestinian child was killed in an Israeli strike on Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

The body of the child was carried to Al-Awda Hospital in the camp by civilians.

Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement had killed 1,522 Palestinians and injured 5,421 others as of Monday, according to the latest figures from Gaza's Health Ministry.

Israel’s military offensive in Gaza since October 2023 has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000 others, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The assault has also devastated much of the enclave’s civilian infrastructure.