Israeli double-tap strike kills 15-year-old boy and wounds paramedic in Gaza

A child was killed in a second Israeli airstrike, described by local officials as a “double‑tap” attack, after he ran to assist a paramedic who had been wounded in an earlier strike on the same site. The incident occurred in the Gaza Strip, where the first blast injured several first‑responders attending to civilians hit earlier in the day. According to the Gaza health ministry, the child was among the casualties recorded in the follow‑up strike that hit the area where the paramedic was providing aid.

Israeli military spokespeople said the operations targeted “terrorist activity” and that the timing of the second strike was based on intelligence indicating ongoing hostile actions. Humanitarian groups have repeatedly warned that repeated strikes on locations where medical personnel gather can hinder emergency response and increase civilian casualties. The death of the child underscores the heightened risk to non‑combatants in densely populated conflict zones, prompting renewed calls for measures to protect medical workers and civilians during hostilities.