Israeli fire kills five in Gaza, including a child

Israeli strikes and gunfire on Thursday killed five people across Gaza, including a woman and a 12-year-old boy, according to rescue services in the Palestinian territory. A spokesman for Gaza's civil defence agency reported a 12-year-old boy killed by Israeli gunfire east of the Al-Bureij refugee camp, two people killed in separate Israeli strikes near Al-Zawayda, a woman killed by Israeli gunfire near Khan Younis, and one person killed and several injured in an Israeli drone strike west of Gaza City. The Israeli military stated it had struck 'terrorists' in the Al-Zawayda area and west of Gaza City.