Israeli attacks kill four as famine risk looms in Gaza

Gaza hospitals report four dead in 24 hours, as the death toll since the October ‘ceasefire’ rises to 1,538.

Palestinians put out a vehicle fire caused by an Israeli strike in Gaza City, October 22, 2026 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed four Palestinians, including a child, in the past 24 hours as the Israeli military continues to expand its control inside the territory.

This comes amid warnings from a rights group that Gaza could face another famine as Israeli restrictions on incoming goods leave residents struggling to obtain food.

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The deaths on Thursday included a young girl who was killed by Israeli gunfire in northern Gaza near the Jabalia refugee camp, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, said a strike on a vehicle in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood killed one person and seriously injured another.

A separate strike killed a man on a bicycle in the southern city of Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry reported that a fourth person had died on Thursday of wounds sustained earlier in an Israeli strike.

Palestinians gather around a burning vehicle hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

Along with the deadly attacks , the Israeli military continues to grab more land inside Gaza. Close to two million people live in what remains of the shrinking territory, which is littered with thousands of tonnes of rubble and debris.

“Israel is expanding their control inside Gaza,” Mahmoud explained, noting that Israeli troops have been “taking more land since the ceasefire” and expanding from northern Gaza inward to the centre and westward.

“People cannot return to their homes, and most buildings in the areas Israel controls have been left in ruins,” the reporter said.

Al Jazeera’s maps have shown that nearly two-thirds of Gaza is under Israeli military control or subject to access restrictions.

At least 1,538 Palestinians have been killed and 5,498 injured since the “ceasefire” took effect in October last year, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Israel has killed more than 74,400 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023.

The deadly strikes come as Palestinians across Gaza face an escalating food crisis, which has been renewed by Israeli border closures and severe funding shortfalls targeting international relief operations.

The Geneva-based human rights group, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, said on Thursday that its teams observed increasingly empty markets and soaring food prices, warning that Gaza could face another famine.

It accused Israel of “deliberately depriving” Palestinians of adequate nutrition as part of its ongoing genocide.

According to the rights group, after Israeli authorities suspended commercial goods deliveries to Gaza on October 13, it announced on October 19 that some imports would be allowed to resume. However, the group said the decision brought little relief, as shipments remained heavily restricted and fresh fruits and vegetables were still denied entry.

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced this week that severe funding shortages have forced it to slash food assistance to Gaza by one-third, leaving an estimated 500,000 vulnerable residents without essential monthly support as winter approaches.

According to the United Nations, the supply of fresh food and basic staples has rapidly evaporated due to ongoing Israeli restrictions on commercial entry points and aid crossings.

Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid described a sudden and dramatic disappearance of basic sustenance, leaving local markets empty and families increasingly desperate.

“Food disappeared suddenly – no vegetables, no fruit, no meat, no eggs, no bread – prices skyrocketing,” Humaid reported.

“Today, we didn’t have breakfast until noon, after my husband spent hours looking for bread and any kind of fresh vegetables. He came back with just a few loaves. We’re back to canned beans.”

With no electricity or operational refrigeration across the ruined enclave, households are unable to store fresh provisions even when available.

“Stockpiling seems more limited this time,” Humaid noted. “The shortages started with flour and fresh produce, which people can’t store for long, especially with no refrigerators or electricity. Prices of other goods have gone up, but many people can’t afford to stock up. Others are simply exhausted and have lost hope. I’m one of them.”

Beyond physical deprivation, the psychological toll on residents forced to navigate overcrowded shops with dwindling inventory has reached a breaking point.

“It’s the whole experience – the panic and fear that come with shopping to stock up. You find yourself looking at every food item as if it might be the last time you’ll ever see it, saying goodbye to it. Everyone around you is gripped by the same panic, and the shops are unbelievably crowded,” Humaid said, adding that the experience is one many feel they “can’t go through all over again”.

加沙医院报告称，24 小时内有 4 人死亡，自 10 月份“停火”以来，死亡人数已上升至 1538 人。

2026年10月22日，巴勒斯坦人在加沙城扑灭了以色列空袭引发的车辆火灾。[Dawoud Abu Alkas/路透社]

过去 24 小时内，以色列在加沙地带发动的袭击造成四名巴勒斯坦人死亡，其中包括一名儿童。与此同时，以色列军方继续扩大其在加沙地带的控制范围。

此前，一个人权组织警告称，由于以色列对入境物资的限制导致加沙居民难以获得食物，加沙可能面临另一场饥荒。

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据巴勒斯坦通讯社瓦法社报道，周四的死亡事件中包括一名年轻女孩，她在加沙北部贾巴利亚难民营附近被以色列枪击身亡。

半岛电视台记者哈尼·马哈茂德从加沙城报道称，加沙城塔尔哈瓦区一辆汽车遭到袭击，造成一人死亡，一人重伤。

另一起袭击事件导致南部城市汗尤尼斯一名骑自行车的男子丧生。

与此同时，加沙卫生部报告称，周四有第四人因在以色列空袭中受伤而死亡。

在加沙城，巴勒斯坦人聚集在一辆被以色列空袭击中的燃烧车辆周围。[Dawoud Abu Alkas/路透社]

在发动致命袭击的同时，以色列军队仍在加沙地带不断扩张领土。近两百万人生活在这片日益缩小的剩余土地上，这里遍布着数千吨瓦砾和碎片。

马哈茂德解释说：“以色列正在扩大其在加沙的控制范围”，并指出以色列军队“自停火以来一直在占领更多土地”，并从加沙北部向中部和西部扩张。

“人们无法返回家园，以色列控制区的大部分建筑物都已沦为废墟，”记者说。

半岛电视台的地图显示，加沙近三分之二的地区处于以色列军事控制之下或受到准入限制。

据加沙卫生部称，自去年10月“停火”生效以来，至少有1538名巴勒斯坦人丧生，5498人受伤。

自 2023 年 10 月以来，以色列已在加沙杀害了超过 74400 名巴勒斯坦人。

致命袭击发生之际，加沙地带的巴勒斯坦人正面临日益严重的粮食危机，而以色列关闭边境和国际救援行动资金严重短缺加剧了这场危机。

总部位于日内瓦的人权组织“欧洲-地中海人权观察”周四表示，其团队观察到市场日益空空如也，食品价格飞涨，并警告称加沙可能面临另一场饥荒。

它指责以色列“蓄意剥夺”巴勒斯坦人的充足营养，作为其持续种族灭绝的一部分。

据该人权组织称，以色列当局于10月13日暂停向加沙地带运送商业货物后，于10月19日宣布允许部分进口恢复。然而，该组织表示，这一决定收效甚微，因为货物运输仍然受到严格限制，新鲜水果和蔬菜仍然被禁止入境。

世界粮食计划署（WFP）本周宣布，由于资金严重短缺，被迫将对加沙的粮食援助削减三分之一，导致约 50 万弱势居民在冬季临近之际无法获得必要的每月援助。

据联合国称，由于以色列持续限制商业入境点和援助物资过境点，新鲜食品和基本主食的供应迅速枯竭。

半岛电视台记者玛拉姆·胡迈德从加沙城报道，基本生活必需品突然大量消失，导致当地市场空空如也，家庭生活日益绝望。

“食物突然消失了——没有蔬菜，没有水果，没有肉，没有鸡蛋，没有面包——价格飞涨，”胡迈德报道说。

“今天，我丈夫花了几个小时找面包和新鲜蔬菜，结果只买了几条面包，我们直到中午才吃上早饭。现在我们又只能吃罐头豆子了。”

由于整个废墟飞地没有电力或可用的冷藏设备，即使有新鲜食物，居民也无法储存。

“这次囤货似乎比较少，”胡迈德指出。“最初短缺的是面粉和新鲜农产品，这些东西人们无法长期储存，尤其是在没有冰箱和电力的情况下。其他商品的价格也上涨了，但很多人买不起。还有一些人已经筋疲力尽，失去了希望。我也是其中之一。”

除了物质上的匮乏，居民被迫在拥挤不堪、库存日益减少的商店中穿梭，这给他们带来的心理压力已经达到了崩溃的边缘。

“整个过程都让人感到恐慌和恐惧——囤货购物带来的那种感觉。你会发现自己盯着每一样食物看，仿佛这是你最后一次见到它们，仿佛在和它们告别。周围的人都陷入了同样的恐慌，商店里人山人海，”胡迈德说道，并补充说，很多人都觉得这种经历“无法再经历一次”。