Overview
- Hospital officials in Gaza reported at least 21 people killed in strikes across Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah, including several children and a Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic.
- The Israeli military said it responded to gunfire by Gaza militants that seriously wounded a soldier, labeling the incident a breach of the cease-fire and signaling operations will continue.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry reports deaths since the Oct. 2025 truce have risen into the mid‑500s, with total fatalities since Oct. 2023 now exceeding 71,800.
- The Rafah crossing’s limited reopening produced few medical evacuations and drew accusations of abusive screening, with some patient transfers subsequently suspended or delayed.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross delivered 54 bodies and 66 boxes of human remains to Gaza from Israeli authorities as part of ongoing exchanges tied to the truce.