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Two Palestinians were killed when the Israeli military struck a civilian vehicle with a drone at the entrance to the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire in place, according to hospital sources.

The bodies were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza. The Health Ministry in Gaza said roughly 21,468 patients and wounded people are waiting to leave the territory for treatment abroad.

Drone hits moving car at Maghazi camp

Hospital sources said the Israeli military carried out a drone attack on a moving civilian vehicle at the entrance to the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The bodies of the two Palestinians killed in the strike were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.

Homes and tents fired on across the strip

Local sources reported that the Israeli military bombed a house in the Bureij refugee camp this morning, with no deaths or injuries recorded in that incident.

Israeli military vehicles also opened heavy fire on homes and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza and in Khan Younis in the south. The Israeli military also targeted tents at the Halave Camp in Gaza City, where displaced civilians had taken shelter, without causing deaths or injuries.

Thousands await medical evacuation

The Health Ministry in Gaza said 3,056 patients and wounded people have been treated outside Gaza since February. Of those, 2,614 were transferred through the Rafah crossing and 442 through the Kerem Abu Salim crossing.

"The number of patients and wounded in urgent need of treatment abroad who are on evacuation waiting lists has reached about 21,468. Among them, 6,430 are classified as priority cases," the statement said.

The ministry said repeated and sudden closures of the border crossings and deliberately slowed procedures had turned medical evacuation "from a life-saving route into a deadly obstacle." It reported that thousands of patients in Gaza had seen their conditions deteriorate seriously, and that a number of people died while waiting to leave for treatment. The statement repeated a call to open the Rafah crossing to patients and wounded and to raise the daily evacuation quota to reduce waiting lists.

Health services under blockade

The health sector has been among the hardest hit in the Gaza Strip under Israeli attacks and a tight blockade. With the number of wounded above 175,000, Gaza also faces chronic illness and long-term treatment needs, along with thousands of cases of limb loss.

Israeli strikes that put hospitals out of service, together with restrictions on medical supplies and on the fuel needed to run generators, have disrupted health services, according to the ministry.

The ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 10, 2025 has been repeatedly violated by Israeli attacks, the source said. The Health Ministry in Gaza recorded 1,568 Palestinians killed and 5,649 wounded in violations since the ceasefire began.

Since Israel launched its attacks on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 175,000 wounded, and about 90 percent of infrastructure has been destroyed, according to the ministry's latest figures.

Key takeaways

• Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a civilian car at the entrance to the Maghazi refugee camp.
• The Health Ministry in Gaza says about 21,468 patients and wounded people are waiting to leave for treatment abroad, including 6,430 priority cases.
• 3,056 patients have been treated outside Gaza since February, most of them via the Rafah crossing.
• The ministry reports 1,568 Palestinians killed in ceasefire violations since the agreement took effect on October 10, 2025.