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Israeli strike on police checkpoint in Khan Younis kills one, wounds another

One Palestinian was killed and another wounded on Friday in an Israeli strike on a police checkpoint in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to Sky News Arabia. Two other Palestinians, including an elderly woman and a girl, were wounded by fire from Israeli military vehicles northeast of the city. Separately, medical sources told Al Jazeera that four Palestinians were killed early Saturday in a strike on a residential apartment in western Gaza City.

سكاي نيوز عربيةFriday, October 2, 2026, 16:04Covered by 2 sources

Illustrative photo: Destroyed residential buildings and rubble in a war-damaged neighborhood at dusk. Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash

Why it matters

The reports highlight the continuing risk to civilians in Gaza, as the wounded included an elderly woman and a girl. Incidents in several areas also point to a wide geographic spread of the escalation.

Background

Khan Younis lies in the south of the Gaza Strip, while Gaza City is in the north. The available material covers two separate incidents in these areas, one of which Sky News Arabia described as a renewal of Israeli bombardment on the Strip.

Key points

Al Jazeera, citing medical sources, reported that the strike on the residential apartment in western Gaza City also wounded others, without specifying how many.

How outlets covered it

The two outlets covered different incidents, so their figures cannot be compared. Sky News Arabia focused on Friday's events in Khan Younis: the strike on the police checkpoint in al-Mawasi and the wounding of two Palestinians by gunfire from Israeli vehicles northeast of the city. Al Jazeera, citing medical sources, reported a strike on a residential apartment in western Gaza City at dawn on Saturday, and its report was preliminary, ending with "details to follow." Their wording also differed: Al Jazeera's headline used "martyrs," while Sky News Arabia's used "a killed person," and the available Sky News Arabia text did not name its source.