2 children among 4 killed in Gaza a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian residents of war-battered Gaza fled homes and businesses as Israeli strikes and tank fire killed at least four people Monday, including two children, hospital officials said, a week after a U.S. delegation asked Israel to draw down attacks.

After evacuation warnings by Israel's military, a strike hit a building in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. One family was unable to flee and a 4-year-old child was killed, according to Awda Hospital, where he was taken. His mother and sister were wounded. There was no Israeli military comment.

Israeli strikes hit three other buildings across the territory after residents said they received evacuation warnings. Some people sprinted away, with mothers carrying children, while others moved amid the rubble in wheelchairs or with canes.

Smoke rose over the already devastated landscape.

Israel's military said it carried out strikes in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City and in Deir al-Balah after issuing warnings, targeting what it described as two Hamas weapons storage facilities inside mosques. The military did not provide evidence but said the facilities contained dozens of “Kalashnikov rifles, magazines and additional military equipment.”

An earlier Israeli strike on a tent in Deir al-Balah killed a man, according to Al-Aqsa Hospital, where his body was taken. Israel’s military said it killed a militant affiliated with Hamas’ special forces unit.

A man was killed and five others were wounded in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the casualties.

And Israeli tank fire hit an area east of Khan Younis, killing a 10-year-old girl, according to the hospital, where her body was taken.

Israel's military did not immediately comment on the strike in Khan Younis and said it was not aware of the incident with the child.

Israel has continued to carry out targeted killings in the week since a U.S. delegation met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an effort to push last year's ceasefire deal forward.

U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner asked Netanyahu to draw down Israel’s attacks in Gaza, a person familiar with the meeting said last week, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief journalists.

Israel has announced strikes on six of the seven days since that meeting.

While the heaviest fighting in Gaza has subsided since the ceasefire took hold in October, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 1,288 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-led government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. It does not give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

Militants have carried out shooting attacks on Israeli troops, and Israel says its strikes are in response to that and other ceasefire violations. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire.

Palestinian officials have reported strikes on homes and police stations, and Hamas has claimed that attacks are designed to destabilize Gaza and prevent progress on the ceasefire's next steps, which include demilitarizing and reconstructing the territory and the deployment of an international stabilization force.

In the period before the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel that sparked the war, burning kites and balloons were sent from Gaza into Israel, causing fires and other damage.

Now Israeli officials are expressing concern after several kites were found in a kibbutz near Gaza. No weapons or dangerous materials were attached. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz in a statement Sunday threatened to ramp up strikes on Gaza unless Hamas ensures the kites stop flying toward Israel.

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has called the kites “essentially children’s toys” and accused Israel of using them as “an attempt to justify the continuation of aggression and violations against our people.”

The Oct. 7 attack killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. All hostages or their remains were later released. Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,422 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

AlJoud reported from Beirut. AP writer Sam Metz in Jerusalem contributed to this report.

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians try to extinguish a fire in the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 24, 2026--

Albany Engineered Composites, a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), today announces it is exhibiting at CAMX 2026, Sept. 21–24, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Albany will be located at booth K26.

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CAMX 2026 brings together the composites and advanced materials industry to showcase technologies, manufacturing capabilities and solutions shaping the future of advanced materials. At the event, Albany will highlight its Advanced Composite Solutions portfolio; a vertically integrated suite of engineering and manufacturing capabilities supporting today’s most demanding aerospace and defense applications.

Albany’s Advanced Composite Solutions address complex engineering and manufacturing challenges across commercial aerospace, defense, missiles, space, advanced air mobility and other high-performance applications. The portfolio combines material and process expertise with design, engineering and production capabilities to help customers progress advanced composite structures from concept through scalable manufacturing.

“At Albany Engineered Composites, we focus on transforming advanced composite technology into production-ready solutions, addressing some of the aerospace and defense industry’s most demanding challenges,” said Jared Armstrong, vice president of customers and marketing at Albany. “CAMX provides an important opportunity to engage with customers, partners and the broader composites community around the technologies, manufacturing capabilities and engineering expertise needed to advance the next generation of composite applications.”

At CAMX 2026, Albany will showcase its eight Advanced Composite Solutions:

Attendees are invited to visit Albany Engineered Composites at booth K26 during CAMX 2026 to explore the company’s Advanced Composite Solutions and discuss how Albany’s composite engineering and manufacturing capabilities can support current and next-generation aerospace and defense platforms.

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About Albany Engineered Composites
Albany Engineered Composites, a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), designs and manufactures advanced engineered composite components for engine and airframe applications in commercial and military aircraft, missiles and unmanned vehicles. Albany’s specialty composite solutions enable current and next-generation aircraft to perform better while being more fuel efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly.

About Albany International Corp.
Albany is a leading materials science developer and manufacturer of engineered components, using advanced materials processing and automation capabilities, with two core businesses:

Albany International is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, operates 25 facilities in 12 countries, employs approximately 5,700 people worldwide and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol AIN). Additional information about the Company and its products and services can be found at www.albint.com.

Albany Engineered Composites to Showcase Advanced Composite Solutions at CAMX 2026