Overview
- The Israeli military reported that it and the Israeli Security Agency struck a weapons-manufacturing hub in the Maghazi area and eliminated commander Ismail Abu Ful.
- The IDF said the targeted commander helped produce explosive devices and anti-tank rockets and that precise munitions and advance warnings were used to limit civilian harm.
- A second strike in az-Zawayda hit a site the IDF said was located near an international aid distribution point, and Palestinian sources reported that shrapnel from that strike killed a 4-year-old boy and wounded six people.
- Israeli statements framed the operation, carried out on Sunday, as evidence that Hamas is trying to rebuild military capabilities and that the group places arms production close to civilian infrastructure.
- The strikes raise immediate concerns about the safety of aid operations and the risk to civilians in central Gaza, and they could increase surveillance and further targeted actions to stop alleged post-ceasefire rearmament.