Gaza attacks kill six, officials say

Gaza's civil defence agency and health officials said Israeli drone strikes and gunfire killed six people across the Palestinian territory on Thursday, despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

The civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas, said two people were killed and several others injured when an Israeli drone struck Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. It said four other people were killed in other attacks.

Gaza hospitals confirmed receiving six bodies after the attacks.

A security source in Gaza said an Israeli drone strike targeted the vehicle of Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesman. Qassem was not in the vehicle, but his bodyguard was killed, the security source said. The bodyguard was among the six fatalities reported by the civil defence agency.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond when asked about the attacks.

Gaza's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, says at least 1,092 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in October last year. The Israeli military says it has lost five soldiers in Gaza over the same period, as well as one civilian contractor.