An Israeli drone strike killed two people, including a 15-year-old boy and a Palestinian Civil Defence paramedic, in Gaza City on Tuesday despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas announced in October 2025.
The strike took place in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City. Israeli forces said they were targeting Hamas operatives; Palestinian reports said the second attack killed schoolboy Mohammad Abdul Zinati as people tried to rescue the injured paramedic, Sharif Shadi Labad.
How the attack unfolded
A “double-tap” strike refers to an initial bombing followed by another attack after people arrive to provide assistance. The second strike can also endanger first responders, according to the description of the tactic in the report.
Footage showed Palestinians running toward Labad after the first attack. A second drone then targeted the location where he was lying, and Zinati’s body was later shown outside al-Shifa Hospital. His father said the boy had been returning home from school.
Key points
- The first strike injured paramedic Sharif Shadi Labad while he was near damaged buildings.
- A second drone attack hit the same location as people arrived to help him.
- The weapon was believed to be a Mikholit, an Israeli-developed guided glide bomb.
- Palestinian reports said the second attack wounded several other people.
A wider pattern of deaths and injuries
Since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025, at least 1,381 people have been killed and 4,757 wounded in Gaza in near-daily attacks, according to the figures cited in the report. Gaza’s Health Ministry said six people were killed and 71 injured in attacks during the 24 hours before Wednesday’s update. Related coverage: At least 10 killed in strikes on Gaza City and Nuseirat.
The ministry said Gaza’s health system was nearing total collapse as limits on medical aid and fuel continued. It called on the UN Security Council, the World Health Organization and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to act immediately.
Why “double-tap” strikes are disputed
The tactic has been used during the war in Gaza, including an August 2025 attack on a wing of Nasser Hospital that killed 20 people, among them health workers and six journalists. An investigation cited in the report said Israeli security sources described the practice as intended to increase the likelihood that a target would die. Read the context: At least seven killed in Israeli strike on Gaza funeral, local hospital confirms.
The same investigation said the procedure was generally used during imprecise air strikes when the army was uncertain whether it had hit the intended target or whether the target was present.
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