Israel has killed 11 members of a single Palestinian family in Gaza City, in what local authorities described as the deadliest breach of a fragile truce now in its eighth day.

Gaza’s Civil Defense said an Israeli tank round struck a civilian vehicle carrying members of the Abu Shaaban family on Friday evening in the Zeitoun district as they attempted to reach their home to inspect it. 

Spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said seven children and three women were among the dead, adding that the victims “could have been warned or dealt with differently.” 

Hamas condemned what it called a “massacre,” urging President Donald Trump and mediators to press Israel to uphold the ceasefire. 

The group said Israeli troops also opened fire on people crossing the so-called “yellow line,” a demarcation to which the Israeli military was to pull back under truce arrangements.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has said the lines will be more clearly marked. 

Al Jazeera correspondents Hind Khoudary and Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza, said many residents lack internet access and are unsure where Israeli forces remain positioned along the demarcation, heightening risks for families on the move. Khoudary added that Israeli forces still control roughly half of the territory. 

Despite the ongoing exchange of captives’ remains for Palestinian prisoners under the deal, Palestinian officials say at least 28 people have been killed by Israeli fire since the truce took effect, including five in Gaza City’s Shujayea district last week. 

Israel has kept the Rafah crossing shut and restricted other entry points, sharply limiting large-scale aid deliveries.

UN agencies warn that humanitarian access remains far below need. The World Food Programme says an average of about 560 tonnes of food has entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began—insufficient to address widespread malnutrition or prevent famine—while the UN has reported that many Gazans are receiving far less than emergency water standards. 

Hamas said it remains committed to the truce terms, including the return of Israeli captives’ remains. The group handed over another body on Friday, bringing the total to 10 since the truce began, and said it needs heavy machinery to retrieve more from the rubble—equipment it says Israel is blocking from entering. 

Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud noted that the restrictions complicate efforts by residents to recover the dead. 

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