Overview
- Local civil defense and hospitals report 27 people killed on Wednesday in Gaza, including 14 in Gaza City and 13 around Khan Younis.
- Four more were reported killed on Thursday, including a one-year-old girl confirmed by Nasser Hospital, bringing the two-day toll to 31.
- The Israeli military says it hit Hamas targets in response to fire toward troops operating near Khan Younis, calling it a ceasefire breach that caused no Israeli casualties.
- Hamas denies providing any justification for the strikes, labels them a dangerous escalation, and Qatar condemned the attacks as threatening the agreement.
- Israel also struck southern Lebanon and later claimed 13 Hamas operatives were killed at Ain al-Hilweh, a tally Lebanese authorities matched without confirming identities, as independent verification remains limited and the truce’s second phase has not advanced.