Overview
- Overnight drone attacks hit police posts in Bureij and al-Mawasi, killing at least five people and wounding others, according to medical sources.
- Gaza’s civil defence reported at least seven deaths on Friday in strikes across Khan Younis, Beit Lahia and central Gaza following the Rafah incident.
- On Thursday, a strike east of Gaza City killed two people, hospital officials said, and the Israeli military said troops fatally shot a militant who crossed into an Israeli-held area.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry reports more than 72,000 people killed since 2023 and at least 618 since the truce began, while Israel says at least five of its soldiers have been killed during the ceasefire.
- In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Israeli strikes killed a 16-year-old Syrian boy, with Israel saying it targeted Hezbollah Radwan sites, underscoring regional spillover.