Overview
- Hamas killed an Israeli soldier in Rafah, and Israel answered with overnight strikes on dozens of targets in Gaza that Palestinian sources say left more than 100 dead, including many women and children.
- Israel says it will again observe the truce after the bombardments and vows to respond to any violations, while Israel and Hamas trade accusations over who broke the agreement.
- Talks on a second phase to curb Hamas’s power and deploy international security personnel face mounting obstacles as continued violence deters potential contributors; Jordan’s King Abdullah questioned the mandate such forces would have.
- Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, reports a catastrophic shortfall of medicines and supplies, with its director saying many of the dead from the latest strikes were children.
- Regional tensions flared beyond Gaza as Lebanese state media reported an Israeli night raid in Blida that killed a municipal worker, with Israel saying its troops targeted Hezbollah-linked infrastructure.