Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians in Gaza on 14 October, despite the newly signed ceasefire agreement meant to halt violence across the Strip. According to multiple Palestinian media sources, three bodies were brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, and six more arrived at Gaza City’s Baptist Hospital after a day marked by Israeli drone strikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire.
Eyewitnesses say civilians in Gaza City’s Shujaiya neighborhood, inspecting their destroyed homes, were targeted by an Israeli quadcopter. Other attacks were reported in Jabalia, Al-Tarans, and Khan Yunis’ Al-Tahlia area, where one young man was killed near Al-Fukhari.
The Israeli army stated it killed five Palestinians for crossing the “Yellow Line,” a buffer boundary under the withdrawal deal, and justified it as an act to “remove the threat.”
However, the IDF’s account has been met with skepticism, as several victims were reportedly within civilian safe zones, not near Israeli troops.
A DropSite News investigation found that Israeli troops from several brigades set fire to homes and infrastructure across Gaza City as they withdrew between 9–10 October. The deliberate destruction targeted civilian life and property, compounding the devastation.
These attacks followed the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages by Hamas, and the exchange of 20 living hostages for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in a US-Egypt brokered deal announced at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit.
Despite the start of the ceasefire and agreements at the summit, Israeli operations leading to Palestinian deaths continue, casting doubt over the prospects for a real peace or a sustained end to the suffering in Gaza.
