Overview
- Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel and his wife were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned of a permanent Israeli presence in Gaza unless hostages are released.
- The ceasefire, which began in January 2025, collapsed earlier this week, leading to renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza.
- Over 400 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, were killed in a single day of Israeli airstrikes, according to Gaza health officials.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the primary goal of the war is to dismantle Hamas as a military and governing entity.