Two people are reported killed in a drone strike at Maghazi camp in central Gaza while three others die in Rafah.By News AgenciesPublished On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIsraeli shelling and drone strikes across Gaza have killed at least five people and injured 11 others, according to Palestinian and Israeli officials.The deadly strikes on Friday in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp and the southern city of Rafah came as Israel carried out continued targeted operations in the besieged territory, despite the ongoing ceasefire.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTwo Palestinian men were killed in Maghazi after they were targeted in a drone strike, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.In Rafah, Israeli forces said in a statement that the air force had killed three “terrorists” as a group of eight had emerged from an underground location.They said that further strikes were launched and that “soldiers continue to conduct searches in the area in order to locate and eliminate” the remaining peopleAlso in Rafah, Israeli naval gunboats pursued fishing boats and opened heavy machinegun fire on fishermen off the coast, according to Wafa. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The al-Mawasi refugee camp in Khan Younis, designated a ‘humanitarian zone’ by Israel, was hit by an Israeli strike on Friday [Bashar Taleb/AFP]Rafah is the location of a strategic border crossing to Egypt. It is the only passage between the Gaza Strip and the outside world that does not lead to Israel, and is a vital conduit for humanitarian aid.Palestinian authorities have demanded the immediate reopening of the Rafah crossing, a stipulation of the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire deal, saying the continued blockade has prevented the entry of necessary supplies for the tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the area. Advertisement Elsewhere in southern Gaza, six Palestinians were injured after Israeli forces shelled a tent sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area, just west of Khan Younis, sources from al-Helal field hospital and Nasser Hospital told Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Hani al-Shaer.Anadolu news agency reported that a pregnant woman was among those injured in the attack.Israeli strikes and operations have killed at least 492 Palestinians and injured 1,3 …
