Israeli forces opened fire across the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, resulting in the deaths of at least five Palestinians, including an infant, as reported by a local hospital that treated the victims.

These fatalities occurred amid a recent stagnation of the fragile Israel-Hamas truce.

The five individuals lost their lives in Tuffah, an eastern district of Gaza City, according to Rami Mhanna, the managing director of Shifa Hospital.

The Israeli military stated that troops had identified "a number of suspicious individuals in command structures west of the Yellow Line," and subsequently targeted them. The incident is currently under investigation, and the military expressed regret for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals.

The Yellow Line serves as a boundary separating the Israeli-controlled area of Gaza from the remainder of the territory, established under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that took effect in October.

Additionally, on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was scheduled to host high-ranking officials from Middle Eastern nations in Florida to discuss the mediation of the Gaza ceasefire, as reported by a U.S. official.

These discussions aim to advance the ceasefire into its second, significantly more intricate phase.