Overview
- Health officials and hospitals in Gaza reported at least 22 dead and dozens injured after attacks in Gaza City, Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, including a strike on a vehicle in Rimal and hits on homes near Al-Awda and in central Gaza.
- Israel said its forces responded to an armed breach of the withdrawal zone, reported no troop casualties, and claimed to have killed five senior Hamas figures and other militants in Rafah and the north.
- Hamas accused Israel of pushing the so-called yellow line westward in violation of the truce and urged the United States, Qatar and Egypt to intervene to enforce the agreement.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry says 318 people have been killed and 788 wounded since the October 10 cease-fire began, with a cumulative toll of 69,733 dead and 170,863 injured since 2023, while Unicef reports an average of two Palestinian children killed per day during the truce.
- The UN Security Council this week approved a U.S.-backed plan for Gaza that envisions an international stabilization force and a transitional governing arrangement under international supervision.