Overview
- An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least seven people and wounded about 22 people, local Awda Hospital and multiple news outlets reported on Friday.
- Israel's military said the strike targeted a Palestinian Islamic Jihad cell and acknowledged it was aware that uninvolved civilians may have been harmed.
- Monitoring groups and reporters say the funeral attack comes after a recent uptick in air and drone strikes, with ACLED recording more than 40 such strikes in June—the highest monthly total since the October ceasefire.
- Gaza health officials put the death toll from Israeli attacks since the October truce at more than 1,100, and rights groups report repeated hits on tents, homes and medical facilities that deepen civilian hardship and limit safe shelter.
- The strikes have left the ceasefire fragile, stalled plans for the truce's next phases and slowed reconstruction and aid flows, a dynamic that could prolong displacement and worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis.