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Israel Strikes Gaza and Lebanon After Evacuations Ordered in Four Lebanese Villages

The strikes precede a Lebanese government briefing on Hezbollah disarmament.

Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past destroyed buildings in Gaza City Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent camp, amid cold weather, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer
Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent camp, amid cold weather, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Overview

  • Hospital officials in southern Gaza said a 5-year-old girl and her uncle were killed when a tent sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area was hit, while the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas operative planning an imminent attack.
  • Earlier reports from Khan Younis said at least three Palestinians were killed in separate incidents, as Israel continued demolitions and claimed it was destroying terrorist infrastructure above and below ground in northern Gaza.
  • Before launching airstrikes in Lebanon, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman warned residents to evacuate Kfar Hatta, Annan, al-Manara and Ain al-Tineh, prompting families to flee as strikes hit sites Israel described as Hezbollah and Hamas infrastructure.
  • Lebanese authorities reported two people killed in a vehicle strike on Sunday near Bint Jbeil and two wounded on Monday in Braikeh, with at least 350 people killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon since the November 2024 ceasefire, according to tallies cited by media and officials.
  • Humanitarian access to Gaza remains constrained with reported restrictions on aid and bans on some international NGOs, while Lebanon’s cabinet is set to review disarmament progress on Thursday and a ceasefire monitoring committee is due to meet this week.