Israeli attack hits children's playground in Gaza, killing and wounding dozens

Reports from local sources indicate deaths and multiple injuries following an Israeli attack on a children's playground in Gaza on Saturday. Video footage published on social media platforms shows destruction, damaged play equipment, and blood on the ground. The attack comes a few hours after two Palestinians were killed and nine others injured in separate Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.

Medical authorities said a Palestinian was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting the al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City. Another Palestinian was killed, and several others were injured in an Israeli strike targeting a gathering of civilians in the al-Shawa Square area east of Gaza City. A Palestinian woman was also seriously wounded by Israeli gunfire near the entrance to the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. Another Palestinian was injured by Israeli gunfire near the Wadi Gaza bridge in the central part of the coastal region.

Earlier, reports citing medical sources said seven Palestinians were injured, with wounds ranging from moderate to serious, in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 922 Palestinians have been killed and 2,786 injured in Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 10, 2025. Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, launched on October 7, 2023, has killed more than 72,800 Palestinians and injured over 172,800 others, according to Palestinian authorities.

According to Mehr News and PressTV, the attack on the playground is the latest in a series of Israeli strikes that have continued despite the ceasefire agreement. The report by Mehr News added that the situation remains dire for civilians in Gaza, with ongoing attacks targeting residential areas and public spaces.