Overview

• Salah al-Bardawil, a senior Hamas political bureau member, and his wife were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
• The airstrike, part of Israel's renewed offensive, resulted in at least 19 deaths, including women and children, according to local reports.
• Israel resumed airstrikes and launched a ground offensive to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages taken during the October 2023 attacks.
• The conflict has drawn criticism from European nations and sparked mass protests in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
• The Houthi militia in Yemen, allied with Hamas, has resumed rocket attacks on Israel, further intensifying regional tensions.