One-Year Anniversary of Gaza Hospital Strike Marked Amid Continued Casualties and Ceasefire Tensions

In late August 2026, mourners in Gaza gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of an Israeli double strike on a hospital that killed 22 Palestinians, including journalist Mariam Dagga and rescue workers, with no one yet held accountable. The anniversary coincided with fresh Israeli airstrikes and tank fire that killed at least four Palestinians, including two children, in central and southern Gaza. These latest attacks occurred just a week after a U.S. delegation led by negotiator Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to draw down military operations. While a ceasefire has been in place since October, sporadic violence continues, with Israel threatening escalation over kites flown from Gaza and Hamas dismissing them as children's toys.

// Background

The war began following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, which killed approximately 1,200 people and took 251 hostage. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 73,422 Palestinians. Although a ceasefire took hold in October, low-level hostilities, targeted killings, and minor violations have persisted on both sides.

// Key Developments

• Mourners in Khan Younis commemorated the one-year anniversary of the August 25, 2025, Israeli double strike that killed 22 people, including journalist Mariam Dagga.
• Recent Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians, including a 4-year-old boy in Bureij and a 10-year-old girl in Khan Younis.
• The latest strikes occurred one week after U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back attacks.
• Since the October ceasefire took effect, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 1,288 Palestinians, while five Israeli soldiers have been killed.
• Israeli leadership threatened to ramp up strikes over kites flown into Israel, which Hamas characterized as harmless toys.