Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza kill eight
Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire in Gaza City have killed at least eight people, despite an existing ceasefire agreement. The attacks targeted residential neighborhoods, drawing criticism for violating the established 'Yellow Line' boundaries.
Why it matters
The ongoing violence undermines the fragile ceasefire brokered to end the conflict and highlights the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Attacks hit neighbourhoods in Gaza City far beyond the line Israeli forces are meant to hold under the ceasefire.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Inspecting the damage after another Israeli air raid in Gaza City on Saturday [Jehad Alshrafi/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff and AP Published On 18 Jul 2026 18 Jul 2026 Israeli attacks on two residential neighbourhoods in Gaza have killed at least eight Palestinians, medical sources told Al Jazeera.
Both attacks targeted neighbourhoods in Gaza City on Saturday: a warplane destroyed an apartment in al-Nasr and artillery fire hit the nearby district of al-Zeitoun.
The attacks followed Israel widening the range of areas it is hitting inside Gaza, pushing beyond the so-called “ Yellow Line ” its forces are meant to hold during the fragile “ceasefire”.
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