Israeli Airstrike in Western Gaza City Kills 3 People

Xinhua News Agency, Gaza, September 1 (Reporter Zhao Weihong) A source from the Palestinian health department in the Gaza Strip reported on September 1 that Israel launched a fierce airstrike on the western part of Gaza City that day, resulting in 3 deaths and 8 injuries.

Zahir Wahidi, director of the information center of the Gaza Strip health department, told Xinhua reporters that some of the injured have been transferred to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after the airstrike.

The media office of the Gaza Strip government stated in a brief announcement that an Israeli special forces unit attempted to carry out operations in Gaza City, and after being discovered, the Israeli military launched intensive airstrikes, causing casualties.

The Israeli military issued a statement on September 1, stating that earlier that day, they struck "multiple targets" in the Gaza Strip to "eliminate threats to security forces." The military claimed that no Israeli soldiers were injured.

According to reports from Israeli public broadcasting, a member of a militia organization working in coordination with the Israeli military entered Gaza City on a motorcycle on September 1, attempting to kidnap a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and was subsequently met with fierce attacks. Reports indicate that the Israeli Air Force then conducted airstrikes on targets in the area to facilitate the withdrawal of the militia members.

Data released by the Gaza Strip health department on September 1 shows that since the first phase of the ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have resulted in 1,326 deaths and 4,398 injuries.