Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Result in Casualties Following Ceasefire Expiration

Following the expiration of the initial ceasefire phase, Israeli attacks in Gaza on March 2, 2025, resulted in at least four fatalities and twelve injuries, as confirmed by sources within the Gazan Ministry of Health. Attacks included a drone strike in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, which killed two individuals. A woman was killed in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, amid reports of heavy artillery fire. In Rafah, a young man was killed by an Israeli sniper. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported the transfer of three bodies and four injured individuals to hospitals, identifying the deceased in Beit Hanoun as Hudhayfah and Mohamed al Masri, and the woman killed in Khan Yunis as Wafa Fasifas. The young man killed in Rafah was identified as Mahmud Medhat abu Harb. The Israeli military acknowledged conducting a drone strike in northern Gaza, citing the detection of "suspects" planting explosives near their troops. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas against expecting "free meals," suspending humanitarian aid entry into Gaza, accusing the group of controlling supplies, abusing the population, and converting aid into a "terrorist budget."