An Israeli airstrike has killed a man, his wife and their two daughters, aged eight and 12, in northern Gaza, health officials said on Thursday.
The family was killed when a house in Beit Lahiya came under attack, according to the officials.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike.
The attack came as Israeli forces intensified bombardment of residential buildings across the Gaza Strip over the past two days, according to residents and medics.
An October 2025 US-backed ceasefire halted large-scale fighting in Gaza but has not stopped Israeli strikes, while efforts to reach a permanent peace agreement have made little progress.
Hamas has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement US President Donald Trump’s broader plan to end the conflict, which includes an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas.
Israel, however, has also accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement.
Gaza health officials say more than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in the territory since the ceasefire took effect. The Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed during the same period.
Residents and medics said at least six homes across Gaza had been struck over the past two days, damaging nearby houses and tent shelters and forcing families to flee.
Some residents said they or their neighbours received calls from the Israeli military ordering them to leave areas shortly before missiles struck the buildings.
The Israeli military did not directly comment on the reported attacks on residential buildings.
It said on Wednesday that its forces had struck three areas across Gaza and dismantled three Hamas weapons storage facilities containing explosive devices, anti-tank missiles and other equipment.
The military also said it dismantled three additional weapons depots belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Tuesday.
The facilities allegedly contained rockets and rifles, as well as a rocket-launching pit.
On Sunday, the Israeli military said it had killed three militants belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of the Hamas-run Gaza government media office, denied Israel’s allegations and said the targets of the Israeli strikes were civilians and their homes.
