Friday, 3 May On 3 May, during the
weekly protests at the Gaza–Israel border, two Israeli soldiers were injured in an attack by a Gazan sniper who, according to
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was connected to
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). In response, the
Israel Air Force targeted a nearby
Hamas post with an airstrike, killing two people and injuring two others. The men killed were identified as Abdullah Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu Salouh, 33 and Alaa Ali Hasan al-Boubli, 29. Hamas pledged to respond to the "Israeli aggression". In addition, two other Palestinians were killed and 60 wounded, According to Palestinian officials, the woman and toddler who died were identified as Falestine Abu Arar, 37, and her niece Siba Abu Arar, 14-months old. Thirteen other Palestinians were reportedly injured during the day. The IDF denied responsibility, stating that the woman and toddler were killed by Palestinian rocket fire.
Sunday, 5 May At least 200 more projectiles were launched from Gaza towards Israel, killing four people and injuring several others. An Israeli man was killed when a rocket struck in front of his home. The man was identified as Moshe Agadi, a 58-year-old father of four. A rocket fired overnight damaged an empty kindergarten in Sderot, after landing in its yard and exploding. Later that day, a rocket directly struck a factory in the city of
Ashkelon, leaving a man dead and two others injured. A
Kornet anti-tank missile hit a private van in the
kibbutz community of
Yad Mordechai, killing the Israeli driver. Three people were injured in the
Eshkol Regional Council – two lightly when a mortar shell landed in a yard, and a Thai worker was moderately wounded by a rocket that exploded in a field where he was working. A 35-year-old man was killed by shrapnel from a rocket that hit his Ashdod home later that day. In response, the IDF struck over 210 sites in the Gaza Strip during the day. A Hamas commander was killed by an airstrike during the day while travelling in a car down a street, marking the first targeted killing carried out by Israel in several years. The man was identified as Hamed Ahmed Abed Khudri, and was accused of transferring funds from Iran to Gaza. Palestinian factions threatened to use long-range rockets to attack Israel if the "aggression" continues. Later that day, an Israeli airstrike killed 3 people in the northern Gaza town of
Beit Lahiya, including a pregnant woman, according to the
Health Ministry of the Gaza Strip. The woman was identified as 33-year old Amani al-Madhoun.
Monday, 6 May In the early morning of 6 May, a ceasefire agreement mediated by Egypt in its capital city
Cairo was reached, taking effect at 4:30 A.M (1:30
UTC). At 7:00 A.M., Israel announced all restrictions for residents of the south were lifted, and schools opened normally. == International response ==