Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 3 Palestinians: sources

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Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 3 Palestinians: sources

2026-08-02 04:26 Last Updated At：17:58

Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including one that caused extensive damage to a medical supply depot at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses said an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, causing a large explosion. Al-Aqsa Hospital in the city issued a brief press statement confirming the arrival of the body of an elderly man and one critically injured person.

Earlier, local sources reported that an Israeli aircraft targeted a gathering of Palestinians in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City, resulting in casualties.

Palestinian medical sources said two people were killed and several others sustained injuries in the airstrike. All the wounded were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Meanwhile, Gaza-based health authorities condemned what they described as a "heinous crime" committed by the Israeli army that directly targeted the medical supply warehouses at al-Aqsa Hospital.

Rawhi Fattouh, head of the Palestinian National Council, described the destruction of the warehouse as "a new war crime and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law."

Separately, Gaza-based health authorities reported on Saturday that hospitals in the Gaza Strip received a total of eight bodies and 76 injuries in the past 48 hours.

Since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect in October 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 1,222 people, bringing the total death toll in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, to 73,349, according to the authorities.

Rare Chinese crested terns return to east China wetland for seventh year

Chinese crested terns, one of the world's rarest seabird species, have been recorded in coastal wetlands in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, for a seventh consecutive year.

Bird photographers captured images of the critically endangered birds on July 23 and 24, with sightings this season reported to be more frequent than in previous years.

With a global population of just over 200, the Chinese crested tern is under China's highest level of national protection. Its rarity and elusive nature have earned it the nickname "the mythical bird" in the country.

The species breeds mainly on uninhabited islands off the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces in east China. Between July and September, some birds stop in Nantong's coastal wetlands to rest and feed during their seasonal migration.

The repeated sightings underline the role of Nantong's wetlands as a stopover site for rare migratory birds, as Jiangsu continues efforts to restore wetland habitats.