Israeli Drone Strike Kills 9-Year-Old Adel Al-Najjar in Khan Younis; 4 More Killed in Gaza City — Day 201 Ceasefire

An Israeli drone strike in eastern Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed a nine-year-old boy, Adel Al-Najjar, on April 28, 2026 — the 201st day of the October 10, 2025 ceasefire. Palestinian medical sources reported his death at Nasser Hospital. The Israeli military stated it targeted an individual who posed a threat by approaching the 'yellow line' demarcating Israeli-controlled territory; the boy's family said he had gone to the area to collect cardboard for cooking fuel. In a separate incident the same day, an Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle in Gaza City killed four more Palestinians and wounded several others. Gaza's Health Ministry confirmed that since the October 11, 2025 ceasefire began, at least 818 Palestinians have been killed and 2,301 wounded by Israeli fire — with the cumulative toll since October 7, 2023 exceeding 72,589+ killed and 172,375+ injured. Palestinian officials condemned the strikes as flagrant violations of the US-brokered ceasefire framework, while the UN Security Council the same day warned the truce is 'increasingly fragile.'