Middle East

Gaza: three people killed in Israeli attacks, including an 18-year-old student

“The IDF regrets any harm caused to bystanders,” commented the Israeli army

22 June 2026

I partecipanti al funerale trasportano la salma della palestinese Shahd Ashour durante la cerimonia funebre all’ospedale Al-Shifa, dopo che la donna è stata uccisa in un attacco aereo israeliano, a Gaza City, lunedì 22 giugno 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) APN

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Three Palestinians have been killed and eleven injured in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the Palestinian enclave’s Ministry of Health, which added that many more victims remain trapped under the rubble and cannot be reached by rescue teams.

In its daily statistical report, the ministry stated that the latest figures bring the total number of casualties since the ceasefire came into force, on 11 October 2025, to 1,024 deaths, with 3,260 injuries recorded and 784 bodies recovered during the same period.

The ministry has clarified that these figures include only those casualties taken to hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

Mondiali 2026, a Gaza sfollati riuniti a Khan Younis per seguire Arabia Saudita-Spagna

The latest reported raid took place this morning, when the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) struck a car in the centre of Gaza City, according to Wafa, the Ramallah-based news agency. A high school student, Raghad Ashour, was also killed> in the attack. She was 18 years old.

“This morning, the IDF struck a member of Hamas’s military wing whilst he was travelling in a vehicle in the Gaza City area. The army is aware of reports that, following the attack, an uninvolved person may also have been hit. The IDF regrets any harm caused to bystanders and is taking all possible measures to minimise such consequences”, commented the Israeli Defence Forces.

Pizzaballa blesses the Order of Malta’s clinic in Gaza City

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, today blessed the Order of Malta clinic in Gaza City, in the presence of His Beatitude Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Following the ceremony, a team of around 30 people – including doctors, nurses and pharmacists – will provide basic healthcare to up to one hundred patients a day. The clinic is the result of a partnership between the Order of Malta and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Its activities are coordinated by Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s international relief agency.

“Healthcare for the people of Gaza is currently in a catastrophic state,” says Dr Ali Ibrahim Al-Musaddar, the clinic’s medical director. “The violence continues despite the ceasefire. 60 per cent of healthcare facilities have been completely destroyed and many others are severely damaged.”

Hygiene and sanitation conditions are extremely precarious. “Skin diseases are spreading,” adds Al-Musaddar. “Almost the entire population has been repeatedly displaced and is dependent on humanitarian aid. People arrive here sick, exhausted and deeply traumatised, in urgent need of assistance.”

“The blessing of the clinic by the Latin Patriarch on the eve of the feast of St John the Baptist, patron saint of the Order, which is celebrated on 24 June, marks a historic milestone,” said Josef Blotz, Grand Hospitaller of the Order, who is responsible for the Order of Malta’s charitable and medical activities.

‘More than nine hundred years after our foundation in the Holy Land, we continue to serve people in need, regardless of their religion or background. This clinic will provide life-saving medical care to those in need and show them that they have not been forgotten. We are actively working to step up our efforts in these very difficult circumstances.”

Funding and in-kind donations for the clinic are provided by the German Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Aktion Deutschland Hilft, UNICEF, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Archdiocese of Munich and Paderborn. Since the start of the war in Gaza in 2023, Malteser International has managed to deliver over 200 tonnes of life-saving essential supplies to around 25,000 people living in the parish and surrounding areas.