Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Israeli airstrike on Zawayda building in central Gaza kills four-year-old boy

ATTACK
Location
Zawayda, central Gaza Strip
Actors
Israel
Importance
Standard

An Israeli airstrike hit a building in Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, on 23 August after the army warned occupants to leave, Palestinian health officials said. Flying shrapnel wounded at least six people, including four-year-old Mohammad Abdel-Salam Taha, who was pronounced dead at hospital. A second strike the same day hit the nearby Nuseirat camp.

Reported under the October 2025 ceasefire, under which Gaza health officials count more than 1,280 Palestinians killed. Israel's military said it was looking into the strikes.

  • Fatalities: Low 1 · Best 1 · High 2 persons · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including 4-year-old boy, medics say · Boy confirmed dead; Reuters reports two fatalities across the day's two central Gaza strikes.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including 4-year-old boy, medics say

Palestinian health officials via Reuters; IDF reviewing.