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Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to deadly overnight air strikes it blamed on Pakistan, a claim Islamabad denied, as tensions spiked a day after a suicide bombing in a Pakistani city.An air raid on Khost province "martyred" nine children and a woman, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted on X, blaming Pakistani forces and saying the target was "the house of a local civilian resident".Residents of the targeted area near the Pakistan frontier searched through the rubble of a collapsed house and prepared graves for victims, an AFP correspondent saw."Our request from the government of Pakistan is this: do not bomb ordinary people," said Sajidulrahman, a resident of the Jige Mughalgai area."Civilians have done nothing wrong."Mustaghfir Gurbuz, a spokesman for the governor of Khost, said the strikes were carried out by aircraft that included drones.The nearby border regions of Kunar and Paktika were also hit, wounding at least four people, government spokesman Mujahid said."The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns this violation and reiterates that defending its airspace, territory, and people is its legitimate right, and it will respond appropriately at the right time," Mujahid said in a separate statement.Pakistan denied carrying out any attack. According to state broadcaster PTV, military spokesman Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said: "Pakistan has not attacked Afghanistan.""Whenever we conduct a strike, it is announced openly and properly," he said. "Pakistan never attacks civilian populations. The allegations of the interim Afghan government are baseless."The bombardment came after a suicide attack on Monday killed three officers and wounded 11 others at the headquarters of Pakistan's paramilitary Federal Constabulary force in Peshawar.No group has claimed responsibility, but state broadcaster PTV reported the attackers were Afghan nationals.President Asif Zardari blamed the "foreign-backed Fitna al-Khawarij" — Islamabad's term for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group it accuses of operating from Afghan soil.Another suicide blast this month killed 12 people outside a court in the Pakistani capital. It was claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, which shares the same ideology as the Afghan Taliban.Islamabad has said the militant cell behind the capital attack was "guided at every step by the... high command based in Afghanistan".Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told reporters Tuesday there was "clear-cut evidence" linking the Afghan Taliban to the Islamabad bombing.He aired an alleged video confession from one of four suspects in custody and said: "Afghanistan is fully involved... and their soil is also involved. The people being sheltered there are also involved."Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have been fraught since the Taliban swept back to power in Kabul in 2021, and worsened after border clashes in October killed around 70 people on both sides.That fighting ended with a ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkiye, but several rounds of talks failed to produce a lasting deal.Security issues have proved a sticking point, especially Pakistan's demand that Kabul curb TTP fighters.Islamabad accuses the Taliban of sheltering militants behind a surge in attacks, particularly the TTP, which has waged a bloody campaign against Pakistan for years.Kabul denies the charge and counters that Pakistan harbours groups hostile to Afghanistan and does not respect its sovereignty.The border between the neighbours has remained closed for more than six weeks since the October clashes, freezing bilateral trade.The Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that thousands of containers remain stuck at the border, each incurring $150-$200 in daily charges, calling the economic burden "unbearable".

Israel said Wednesday it was still committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite its day-long bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people. Even as the military affirmed it still intended to uphold the truce in the Palestinian enclave, it announced it had carried out another airstrike in the north of Gaza. Medics said two people were killed in that attack. **media[374816]** The killing of an Israeli soldier in Gaza on Tuesday has triggered the worst escalation there since the ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump came into effect on October 10 after two years of war. Israel says the soldier was killed in an attack by gunmen on territory within the "yellow line" where its troops withdrew under the truce. Hamas has rejected the accusation. The Gaza health ministry said 46 children and 20 women were among the 104 people killed in the airstrikes. **media[374815]** The Hamas-run Gaza government media office issued a statement saying Israel's list of targets was a product of a "systematic campaign of misinformation, forgery, and lies aimed at distorting the truth and covering up its ongoing crimes against civilians." The Gaza health ministry said 46 children and 20 women were among the 104 people killed in the airstrikes. In Nusseirat in the central Gaza Strip, neighbours said the entire Abu Dalal family had been wiped out in an airstrike that flattened their home overnight. A boy in a wheelchair wailed as the family's bodies in white plastic body bags were loaded into the back of a flatbed truck. Crowds followed as the bodies were driven through the streets to a cemetery. **media[375196]** Despite the bombardments, Trump said the ceasefire was not at risk. The latest flare-up has underscored the stumbling blocks to a lasting peace. Key questions of Hamas disarming, further Israeli troop pullbacks and future governance of Gaza remain unresolved. Displaced Palestinians feared the truce could fall apart. "The sounds of explosions and planes made us feel as if war had started again," Ismail Zayda, 40, living in tents in western Gaza City with his 25-member family, told Reuters via a chat app. Under the accord, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops and halted its offensive. Hamas also agreed to hand over the remains of all dead hostages yet to be recovered, but has said that it will take time to locate and retrieve them.

Two Palestinians were martyred when Israeli occupation forces targeted civilians east of Gaza City. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing a medical source, reported that two Palestinians were martyred by Israeli occupation fire in Al-Sha'af area of ​​the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. According to medical sources, 44 Palestinians were martyred yesterday by Israeli occupation forces' fire in various areas of the Gaza Strip. The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 68,159 martyrs and 170,203 wounded since October 7, 2023.

Two Palestinians were martyred and others injured on Sunday as a result of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the eastern area of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted Palestinians in Jabalia, resulting in the immediate martyrdom of two individuals and the injury of others, who were transported to the hospital by medical teams. In the same context, the Israeli occupation army targeted the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip with several airstrikes, while Israeli military vehicles opened fire on the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis in the southern part of the Strip. The occupation forces continue to violate the terms of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza by launching airstrikes and firing at Palestinian civilians inspecting their homes and properties in the eastern areas of the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several individuals. Meanwhile, the occupation continues to prevent the operation of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was supposed to reopen following the agreement. In this context, the Gaza Center for Human Rights stated that it had documented 129 incidents of shelling and shooting carried out by the occupation forces, which resulted in the martyrdom of 34 Palestinians and the injury of 122 others since the ceasefire agreement in Gaza took effect. The ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli entity came into effect last week, following the withdrawal of the occupation army from populated areas in the Strip and the beginning of the return of displaced persons to the northern part of the Gaza Strip. This is part of the first phase of US President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war on Gaza.

Three Palestinians were martyred by Israeli forces east of Gaza City on Tuesday, despite the ceasefire agreement being in effect for the fifth consecutive day.A medical source said that three people were martyred when Israeli drones fired at residents inspecting their homes in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City.Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 67,869 Palestinians and 170,105 injured, since October 7, 2023.Thousands of victims remain under the rubble or in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews face difficulties in reaching them at this time due to the massive destruction.

A young Palestinian man was martyred from wounds he sustained during a previous Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that the young man was martyred as a result of an earlier Israeli shelling of the town of Abasan Al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Occupation forces stationed in the eastern areas of Gaza City opened heavy fire this morning. The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced Monday that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 67,869 martyrs and 170,105 injured since October 7, 2023, while many victims remain trapped under the rubble and on the roads, beyond the reach of ambulance and rescue teams. The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and the Israeli entity, reached in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh, came into effect last Friday following the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from populated areas in the Gaza Strip, and the beginning of the return of displaced persons to the northern part of the Strip. This took place as part of the first phase of US President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war on Gaza.

The Israeli occupation forces continued their heavy artillery and airstrikes since last night and until Tuesday morning, killing and wounding several people. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing medical sources, reported that three citizens were martyred and others wounded in the Israeli shelling of the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. The same sources added that a number of citizens were wounded in the Israeli artillery shelling of a residential apartment on Al-Shuhada Street in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City. The Israeli occupation forces' air and artillery shelling continues in the southern and northwestern areas of Gaza City, and violent explosions are being heard in the Al-Karama and Al-Mukhabarat Towers areas, northwest of the city. Israeli warplanes are also flying at low altitudes in the Gaza Strip, and helicopters are firing at the center of Khan Yunis, south of the city. The war of genocide on the Gaza Strip is entering its second year. To date, this has resulted in the martyrdom of 67,160 civilians, the majority of whom are children and women, and the injury of 169,679 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still buried under the rubble and in the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

Four Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Monday. According to medical sources, two Palestinians were martyred and others were wounded after Israeli warplanes targeted the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, while Israeli artillery also shelled areas in the southern part of the city. Two more Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured when the Israeli occupation army targeted a group of aid seekers south of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Earlier Monday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has risen to 26,139 martyrs, with 169,583 others injured.

Two Palestinians were martyred, and three others were injured Thursday in an Israeli drone strike on Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing medical sources, reported that a man and his wife were martyred, and three others were injured in the Israeli shelling of Al-Bureij refugee camp. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has committed genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, leaving 66,148 martyrs and around 168,716 wounded, most of whom are children and women. Meanwhile, famine has claimed the lives of 455 Palestinians, including 151 children.

Three Palestinians were martyred, and 13 others were injured on Thursday when the Israeli occupation forces bombed tents for displaced people in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing medical sources, said that three Palestinians were martyred, and 13 others were injured when an Israeli drone bombed tents for displaced people west of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. In Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, eight Palestinians were injured when an Israeli drone bombed a tent for displaced people inside Al-Aqsa University campus in Al-Mawasi area, west of the city. This morning, the Israeli occupation forces detonated four car bombs in Al-Sabra and Tal al-Hawa neighborhoods, south of Gaza City. Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled the eastern areas of the city and targeted the eastern part of the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. Israeli aircraft also raided the eastern areas of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, and loud explosions were heard amid the ongoing aggression across the Gaza Strip. Medical sources announced last night that 85 Palestinians were martyred in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has committed genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, killing 66,148 Palestinians, and injuring 168,716, most of them children and women. The famine has also claimed the lives of 455 citizens, including 151 children.

Nine Palestinian women and children were martyred and others seriously wounded Wednesday night when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a family home east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Local sources reported that the bombing completely destroyed the house, killing seven women and two children from one family. Civil defense and ambulance teams transported their bodies and the wounded to hospitals in central Gaza. In the same context, Israeli occupation forces renewed their artillery and air bombardment of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, while drones dropped explosive bombs on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza, coinciding with heavy artillery shelling of the Al-Nasr neighborhood in the west. Medical sources said that 85 Palestinians were martyred by Israeli forces in various areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday and were taken to hospitals in Gaza. They explained that the geographical distribution of the martyrs included 53 in northern Gaza, 28 in central Gaza, and four in southern Gaza. The Israeli occupation continues its aggression after violating the ceasefire agreement on March 18, following a two-month hiatus, targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip, which has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian tragedy for nearly two years.

Twelve Palestinians have been martyred and others wounded since Wednesday morning by Israeli warplanes and shelling across the Gaza Strip. Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing medical sources, reported that six people were martyred and others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Falah School, which houses displaced persons in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. The same sources added that one was martyred, and others wounded in the bombing of the tunnel area northeast of Gaza. They also indicated that two people were martyred in the occupation's bombing of the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood southwest of Gaza. Two Palestinians were martyred, and six others wounded when the Israeli occupation forces shelled a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. One person was also martyred, and several others wounded by Israeli fire near a distribution center in the southern Gaza Strip. A number of Palestinians were wounded when an Israeli drone bombed a gathering in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza. The camp has been subjected to intense, continuous bombardment for nearly a week, leaving dozens dead and wounded. A short while ago, medical sources announced the deaths of 23 people by Israeli occupation forces since dawn today, including 19 in Gaza. In addition, the Palestinian Health Ministry's figures showed that September 2025 alone saw the martyrdom of 2,106 in the Gaza Strip, distributed as follows: 1,382 martyrs in the northern Gaza Strip, 347 martyrs in the central Gaza Strip, and 377 martyrs in the southern Gaza Strip.