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Israeli Strikes Hit Central Gaza, Killing at Least Three

8/25/2026

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Netanyahu Orders Strikes

Israeli airstrikes on Sunday hit buildings in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least three people, including a 4-year-old boy.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the strikes targeted Hamas weapons storage and commander Sharif al-Hasanat.
Netanyahu and Katz warned strikes would intensify unless Hamas stopped launching kites toward Israeli communities.
Gaza’s health ministry, considered reliable, reports at least 1,288 Palestinian deaths since the October ceasefire.

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Israel Fabricates Kite

Israeli airstrikes on Sunday hit buildings in central Gaza Strip, killing three people, including a 4-year-old boy.
Analysts say Israel is fabricating a kite threat, using paper toys as a pretext to justify the escalation and displacement of Palestinians.
Alerts ordered evacuation of UNRWA school, a Doctors Without Borders clinic and an IRC compound.
Palestinian and Israeli affairs experts say the kite narrative fuels displacement before Israel’s October elections.

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Historical Context

In December 2008 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered Operation Cast Lead, a three-week air and ground assault that killed roughly 1,400 Palestinians and destroyed over 46,000 homes in Gaza. The war ended with a unilateral cease-fire on 18 January 2009. Today Netanyahu cites similar “kite-borne” threats, prompting fresh strikes and UNRWA school evacuations for civilians, raising humanitarian concerns.

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Netanyahu Orders Strikes

Israeli airstrikes on Sunday hit buildings in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least three people, including a 4-year-old boy.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the strikes targeted Hamas weapons storage and commander Sharif al-Hasanat.
Netanyahu and Katz warned strikes would intensify unless Hamas stopped launching kites toward Israeli communities.
Gaza’s health ministry, considered reliable, reports at least 1,288 Palestinian deaths since the October ceasefire.

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