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Five Palestinians killed in two Israeli strikes in Gaza City, 10 October

Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza City on Saturday, the first anniversary of the ceasefire. The Israeli military said it targeted militants; Anadolu says the strikes hit gatherings of civilians.

4 outlets · 1L · 1C · 2R First reported Account updated

Updated (version 2). New coverage since the last version from Al Jazeera.

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The story, neutrally told

Mixed · 2Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in two separate attacks in Gaza City on Saturday 10 October, according to health officials and medics. Mixed · 2Medics told Reuters that four people were killed near Panda Mall in Gaza City and one in the Tuffah neighbourhood; Anadolu, citing medical sources, reported four killed and five wounded in a drone strike near Haidar Roundabout in western Gaza City, and one killed in a drone strike in Tuffah in eastern Gaza City. Left · 1Al Jazeera, citing medical sources, put the toll across Gaza at seven: an eight-year-old girl, Shahd Abdul-Razzaq al-Najjar, killed by a quadcopter drone in al-Jawazat in western Gaza City; four killed near Haider Abdel Shafi roundabout, according to al-Shifa Hospital; one killed in Tuffah; and a woman in Khan Younis who died of wounds from an earlier attack.

Right · 1The Israeli military said the two strikes targeted militants, without giving further information. Centre · 1Anadolu describes the strikes as targeting gatherings of Palestinian civilians and does not mention the Israeli military's statement. Mixed · 2The strikes came a year after a US-brokered ceasefire took effect on 10 October 2025. Israel has stepped up strikes against Hamas in recent weeks, saying the group is rearming and carrying out attacks in violation of the truce, while Hamas denies this and accuses Israel of undermining the agreement.

Right · 1Little progress has been made on implementing a deal that includes terms for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its troops. Right · 1Gaza health officials say at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the truce began, while Israel says militants have killed four of its soldiers in Gaza in that time. Left · 1Al Jazeera, citing Gaza's Ministry of Health, gave a higher figure of at least 1,481 Palestinians killed and 5,254 injured since the ceasefire began, and said more than 100 humanitarian and rights organisations stated on Friday that the ceasefire "exists in name only".

Mixed · 2The war, triggered by the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 that killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, has killed more than 74,000 people in Gaza according to Gaza health officials; Anadolu cites Palestinian figures of over 175,000 injured. Left · 1The ministry told Al Jazeera the war has killed at least 74,370 people and injured 175,371 since 7 October 2023.

Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.

Left1 outlet

Framing
Al Jazeera leads with a child among the dead and presents the ceasefire as one in name only, placing the strikes alongside West Bank settler attacks.
Emphasis
Named child victim, the Health Ministry's cumulative toll since the truce, a joint statement from over 100 aid and rights groups, and its correspondent's view that the 'rhythm of the genocide has not changed'.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not include the Israeli military's statement that it targeted militants, nor Israel's claims that Hamas is rearming.
Charged language
“so-called ceasefire”“genocidal war”“settler pogroms”
For example
“Child among seven killed by Israel in Gaza on ‘ceasefire’ anniversary” — Al Jazeera

Centre1 outlet

Framing
Anadolu leads with Palestinian civilian casualties and Israel's continued daily strikes despite the ceasefire.
Emphasis
Gatherings of civilians, wounded, cumulative Palestinian death, injury and infrastructure figures.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not include the Israeli military's statement that it targeted militants, Israel's rearming allegations or Hamas's denial.
For example
“Israeli army strikes gatherings of Palestinians in west and east of Gaza City” — Anadolu Agency

Right2 outlets

Framing
Arab News and the Straits Times carry Reuters copy that gives the casualty count and then the Israeli military's position and the ceasefire context.
Emphasis
Israeli claim that Hamas is rearming, Hamas's denial, stalled disarmament and withdrawal terms, Israeli soldier deaths.
Leaves out or plays down
Do not report the wounded, the child victim or that the victims were at gatherings of civilians.
For example
“Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Saturday, health officials said.” — The Straits Times