Overview

• The IDF and Shin Bet said a joint operation used five missiles against a six‑story residential building in Gaza City's Al‑Rimal neighborhood after intelligence confirmed Abu Obeida was inside.
• Hamas has not confirmed his death and reported at least seven people killed and about 20 wounded, including children, in the strike on the building.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz praised the operation and warned that additional Hamas operatives will be targeted as the campaign in Gaza intensifies.
• Israeli military sources identified the spokesman as Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al Kahlout and described him as the long‑masked public face of the Qassam Brigades.
• Officials said Israel's security cabinet met to advance expanded operations, with no ceasefire plans discussed, as Gaza health authorities report more than 63,000 deaths since 2023.