Overview
- Health authorities in Gaza report 31 to 33 people killed, including 12 children, in one of the deadliest 24-hour periods since the October 10 ceasefire took effect.
- The Israeli military says the Gaza strikes responded to gunfire at its forces operating in Khan Younis and targeted Hamas sites, noting no Israeli troops were injured.
- Hamas rejects Israel’s account and calls the escalation a violation of the truce, while Gaza’s government cites more than 300 deaths and hundreds of alleged ceasefire breaches since October.
- A separate Israeli drone strike on the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon killed at least 13 people, with Israel citing a Hamas training complex and Hamas and Lebanese officials describing a civilian area.
- Israel also hit what it described as Hezbollah weapons depots in southern Lebanon, and mediators including the United States and Qatar warned of the risk of a broader escalation.