{"success":true,"data":{"id":"00f87f23-cc9f-46c6-b6d0-7a384ba365ac","title":"Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza kill eight","summary":"Navigation menu NewsShow more news sections More Show more sections Click here to search Navigation menu Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza kill eight Attacks hit neighbourhoods in Gaza City far beyond the line Israeli forces are meant to hold under the ceasefire.","content":"Navigation menu\n*   [News](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/)Show more news sections\n\n*   More Show more sections\n\nClick here to search\n\nNavigation menu\n\n# Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza kill eight\n\n_Attacks hit neighbourhoods in Gaza City far beyond the line Israeli forces are meant to hold under the ceasefire._\n\nListen (2 mins)\n\nSave\n\nClick here to share on social media\n\nAdd Al Jazeera on Google\n\nInspecting the damage after another Israeli air raid in Gaza City on Saturday [Jehad Alshrafi/AP]\n\nBy [Al Jazeera Staff](https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) and AP\n\nIsraeli attacks on two residential neighbourhoods in Gaza have killed at least eight Palestinians, medical sources told Al Jazeera.\n\nBoth attacks targeted neighbourhoods in Gaza City on Saturday: a warplane destroyed an apartment in al-Nasr and artillery fire hit the nearby district of al-Zeitoun.\n\n## Recommended Stories\n\nlist of 3 items\n*   list 1 of 3[Israel, Gaza and the future of US power](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-india-report/2026/7/17/2271)\n*   list 2 of 3[Israeli army destroys three schools in southern Lebanon, minister says](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says)\n*   list 3 of 3[Belgium bans imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/belgium-bans-imports-from-israeli-settlements-in-occupied-palestine)\n\nend of list\nThe attacks followed [Israel](https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/) widening the range of areas it is hitting inside Gaza, pushing beyond the so-called “[Yellow Line](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/26/yellow-line-the-de-facto-israeli-buffer-zone-shaping-life-in-gaza)” its forces are meant to hold during the fragile “ceasefire”.\n\nTwo missiles struck a second-floor apartment in al-Nasr killing five people, medical sources at Al Shifa hospital complex told Al Jazeera.\n\nThe building was destroyed and a neighbouring block damaged, witnesses said.\n\nMedical sources said several residents nearby were wounded in the densely populated area which is busy with pedestrians.\n\nRescue teams were still searching for victims trapped beneath the rubble, sources added, warning that the death toll was likely to rise.\n\nEarlier on Saturday, artillery fire killed three people in al-Zeitoun, another Gaza City neighbourhood, medical sources said, noting that similar strikes had recently hit the nearby district of Tel al-Hawa.\n\nIsrael confirmed it carried out strikes across Gaza, reported the Associated Press news agency.\n\nGet instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.\n\nYes, keep me updated\n\nIsrael and Hamas agreed to a [US-brokered “ceasefire” in October](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/cycle-of-chaos-israel-killing-gaza-civil-officials-to-derail-its-future), part of a broader plan put forward by President Donald Trump to end the war and begin rebuilding.\n\nDespite the ceasefire, Israel has continued near daily strikes, which have killed at least 1,127 Palestinians. They include at least 260 children killed since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. It said five Israeli soldiers have been killed in the same period.\n\nAt least 73,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began in October 2023.\n\nIsraeli media reported earlier this week that the military now controls close to 70 percent of Gaza, well beyond the roughly half of the territory its forces were expected to hold under the “ceasefire” agreement.\n\nReporting from Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud said the expansion was “shrinking” and “fragmenting” the territory into smaller, disconnected areas, making it “very difficult” for Palestinians to move from one place to another.\n\nThe process was leading to the “erasure of urban life” and would also mean lost livelihoods for residents, he added.","source_name":"Al Jazeera","source_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-attacks-on-residential-areas-in-gaza-kill-eight?traffic_source=rss","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-attacks-on-residential-areas-in-gaza-kill-eight?traffic_source=rss","author":"Unknown Author","author_name":"Unknown Author","published_at":"2026-07-18T18:45:49.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-18T18:45:49.000Z","image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AP26199576794550-1784393902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":3,"word_count":519,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}