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Eight Killed in Gaza as Israeli Strikes Hit University Campus — AI-generated representative image: A damaged university campus building in Gaza, illustrating the impact of strikes on education sites.

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Airstrike on Islamic University in Gaza City kills security guards as attacks across the enclave leave Palestinian civilians dead

At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday, including an air strike on the Islamic University campus in Gaza City that killed three security guards.

The strike on the university was the second to target the institution within a few hours, following an earlier drone attack that injured seven female students.

The attacks on educational facilities underscore the continuing toll of the conflict on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza, where students and staff have been left with little protection even on campuses. The violence also comes amid a deepening humanitarian crisis driven by crossing closures and reduced international aid funding.

Sunday's Attacks Across Gaza

Reporting from the scene immediately after the university strike, a correspondent described a massive aftermath, with bloodstains and torn remains on the ground and the smell of burning concrete mixed with flesh and blood. The reporting team had just finished filming on site and greeted the three security guards before the strike killed them.

In the earlier drone strike on the campus, seven female students were injured by flying shrapnel, one of them seriously. That student was transferred to a nearby field hospital.

Elsewhere, the Nasser Medical Complex reported that two people were killed in Israeli shelling in al-Mawasi in Khan Younis, with several others wounded, including a child. An Israeli drone strike east of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza killed one person, and another person was killed with several wounded in an attack on al-Rashid Street near Hamad Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Later on Sunday, one man was killed and several others injured in an attack on the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood east of Khan Younis.

Widespread Damage to Education

The Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine condemned the university attacks, calling on mediators and international guarantors to intervene and stop Israeli violations.

According to UNESCO, nearly 95 percent of Gaza's higher education campuses have been destroyed or damaged since the war began in October 2023. The correspondent noted that the majority of buildings at Islamic University had already been destroyed before Sunday's attacks, with only a couple of buildings partially standing.

Israel also continues to occupy more land inside the Strip, with almost two-thirds of Gaza now under Israeli military control or subject to its restrictions. Palestinians are experiencing an escalating food crisis as a result of ongoing Israeli crossing closures and reduced international funding for assistance.

Casualty Figures and Official Data

The latest figures released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza show that at least 1,551 people have been killed since the ceasefire began in October 2025, with 5,573 injured.

The total death toll from the war on Gaza stands at 74,544, with at least 175,692 people wounded since October 2023. The correspondent described the university incident as a reminder that a sense of security remains painfully out of reach, even inside places where students are supposed to learn without fear of attack.

What Happens Next

The Popular Resistance Committees have called on mediators and international guarantors to step in and halt Israeli violations. No immediate confirmation of further official action was provided, and additional information on the condition of the wounded and any investigation into the strikes is awaited.