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Two Palestinians were killed and others injured early Monday in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since Oct. 10, 2025.Mohammed Abdul Nasser Abu Asad, 27, was killed and others were injured, including one seriously, when an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people near Shuhadaa Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a medical source.Separately, another Palestinian died from wounds sustained in an Israeli drone strike on Sunday that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people west of the city, a medical source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said.The Israeli strike had injured seven Palestinians at the time.Eyewitnesses also reported heavy Israeli gunfire from military vehicles toward homes and tents sheltering displaced people in southern and eastern Khan Younis. No injuries were reported.Israeli artillery also shelled the Abu Rashid area south of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, witnesses said.The attacks came despite US President Donald Trump’s call for Israel to stop strikes on Gaza.In an interview with Fox News on Aug. 17, Trump said, “Israelis should not be striking in Gaza. Hamas agreed to lay down their weapons,” under his plan to end the war in the enclave.Ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire have killed 1,286 Palestinians and injured 4,257 others as of Sunday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.The ministry also said the overall death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023 had risen to 73,420, while 174,369 people had been injured.