Multiple outlets report that an Israeli airstrike hits a gathering during a funeral in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least eight people and injuring others. Local officials and Gaza health sources say the attack occurs in the Nuseirat area as mourners attend the funeral of a person killed in an earlier Israeli strike in the same region. Reports describe the strike as taking place during a funeral procession. The Globe and Mail and other outlets say at least eight are killed and injuries are recorded among attendees; one report cites 20 injured, while another cites 22 wounded. Gaza’s civil defence agency and Al-Awda hospital are reported as receiving the wounded and dead from the strike, with the hospital stating it receives eight fatalities and 22 injuries.
Separate reporting across outlets also notes additional deaths from other Israeli airstrikes later on Friday, including casualties linked to the same day’s operations in Gaza. The accounts converge on the core event—an airstrike at a funeral in central Gaza on Friday—and broadly align on the casualty figures for that incident.
