Zionist regime fire martyrs Palestinian Child, Woman in Southern Gaza

The attack occurred outside the so-called “yellow line” marking areas under Zionist regime’s military control, according to Al Jazeera correspondents.

The deaths brought the number of Palestinians martyred in Gaza on Wednesday to five, despite a US-brokered truce being in place.

Separately, medical sources told Al Jazeera that three Palestinians from the same family were martyred earlier by Zionist regime artillery fire in central Gaza.

Sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the victims in Deir el-Balah were a father, his son and another relative.

In a related development, the Wafa news agency reported that a 10-year-old child was among those killed in the Deir el-Balah attack.

Zionist regime attacks Gaza as PM, wanted for war crimes, joins Trump ‘peace board’

Meanwhile, an Israeli regime helicopter gunship opened fire on Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, despite the ceasefire, while artillery strikes hit several areas in northern and southern parts of the enclave.

Zionist regime’s army also blew up residential buildings in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, continuing the destruction of Palestinian homes inside the ceasefire’s “yellow line” demarcation, residents said.

At least 483 Palestinians, including 169 children and 64 women, have been martyred since the ceasefire with Zionist regime’s took effect in October 2025, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

This happened as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted for crimes committed during Israel’s genocidal war, accepted a position on US President Donald Trump’s so-called “board of peace” for Gaza.

More Palestinians wounded as skepticism grows over ‘board of peace’

Separately, three Palestinians were wounded by Israeli regime fire in attacks across Gaza, the Wafa news agency reported.

Two people were injured east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, while another was wounded east of the Juhor ad-Dik area near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, it said.

Medical sources said the wounded were transferred to hospitals for treatment.

Meanwhile, Palestinian officials and residents said Netanyahu’s appointment to the “board of peace” was an obstacle to any genuine peace effort.

They said the move could allow Israel to delay withdrawing its troops from Gaza beyond the yellow line by appeasing Trump.

Although Palestinian officials have not formally responded to Netanyahu’s acceptance of the role, they see him as an impediment to advancing the second phase of the ceasefire.

“The key point, really, is the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which is something that the Israelis are not intending to do,” one assessment said.

“But can Netanyahu say ‘no’ bluntly to Trump? We don’t think so, and that’s why he’s accepting this membership.”

“Whether he’s going to fulfil the duties that were presented by the Trump peace plan, that’s yet to be seen. But there’s a lot, a lot of scepticism here.”

European leaders reject Trump initiative

In a related development, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters in Davos that Sweden would not participate in Trump’s “board of peace” initiative under its current terms.

Norway and France have also said they will not join the body, which was initially proposed to oversee post-war reconstruction in Gaza.

The governments cited concerns that Trump intends the initiative to replace the United Nations, which he has repeatedly criticized.

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday: “Yes to implementing the peace plan presented by the president of the United States, which we wholeheartedly support, but no to creating an organization as it has been presented, which would replace the United Nations.”

The refusals come amid rising tensions between Washington and several European NATO allies over Trump’s stated intention to annex Greenland.

As reported earlier, Netanyahu said he had accepted the invitation to join the board, which would be made up of world leaders and chaired for life by Trump.