Overview
- Local hospitals report more than 20 dead and over 50 wounded after five evening strikes, including one that hit a vehicle in Gaza City’s Rima neighborhood.
- The Israeli military says it targeted Hamas positions in response to a gunman who crossed a humanitarian route at the ceasefire line and opened fire on soldiers.
- The army reports killing five militants in Rafah as they fled an underground tunnel and says additional armed individuals crossed the boundary in the north.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said five high‑ranking Hamas members were killed, a claim issued after the latest strikes.
- Israel and Hamas exchange accusations over ceasefire violations and dispute the placement and enforcement of the so‑called yellow line separating forces.