Heavy bombing rocks Gaza City and Khan Younis before ceasefire takes effect

<article data-history-node-id="429862" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks persists in Gaza after ceasefire agreement announced</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;attacks have continued in the Gaza Strip despite an announcement by mediators on Thursday that a ceasefire had been reached to end the two-year war on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>&nbsp;enclave.</p> <p>Heavy air strikes and artillery shelling were reported in Gaza City and Khan Younis overnight, according to local media.</p> <p>Israeli quadcopters were also reported to have dropped bombs on civilians in Gaza City.</p> <p>At least one person was killed in the attacks.</p> <p>The renewed strikes came after US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators announced early Thursday that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the war.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced">Israeli attacks persists in Gaza after ceasefire agreement announced</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A Palestinian woman walks near rubble after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 9 October 2025 (Reuters/Ramadan Abed)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="677bc73d-0148-434b-b232-689dfbe07e65" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2025-10-09T051316Z_2140033739_RC238HAVDS7X_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA%20%281%29.jpg" width="2000" height="1125" alt="A Palestinian woman walks near rubble after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 9 October 2025 (Reuters/Ramadan Abed)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A Palestinian woman walks near rubble after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 9 October 2025 (Reuters/Ramadan Abed)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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