STORY: :: Palestinians mourn loved ones following an Israeli strike on Khan Younis
"My love, my cousin, Ghadah... Ghadah, please, get up, Ghadah... Ghadah, answer me, Ghadah."
:: Mariam Abu Husain, Mother of one of those killed
"They were sitting in their tent, and they hit them with four missiles and burned them inside. Every time a disaster happens, they go straight for the civilians."
:: Khan Younis, Gaza
:: December 4, 2025
Medics at Khan Younis' Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said they recovered the bodies of five Palestinians, including two children, after an Israeli missile attack on Wednesday evening on an encampment in western Khan Younis.
The Israeli military said its strike targeted a "Hamas terrorist," without providing further details. It said it was responding to an attack on its troops in Rafah earlier on Wednesday that wounded five soldiers.
Hamas said the Israeli attack the attack "disregarded the ceasefire agreement" adding Israel bore "full responsibility" for the consequences of the escalation.
More than 350 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, Gaza health authorities say. Palestinian militants killed three Israeli soldiers during this time, Israeli authorities said.
