Deadly Israeli attacks have continued overnight, concentrated on Gaza City, Al Jazeera reports.

One attack on a house in the city’s Daraj neighbourhood killed at least three people, according to a local hospital report cited by our colleagues on the ground. Another attack on an apartment block on the western side of city killed five more people.

Further south near Nuseirat camp, an Israeli drone attack wounded five people.

Israeli soldiers work on a tank track on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, on September 2, 2025. — Reuters/File
Israeli soldiers work on a tank track on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, on September 2, 2025. — Reuters/File

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