Overview
- Israel’s strike in Gaza City killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad, with local health authorities reporting additional deaths and injuries.
- U.S. officials say Israel provided no advance notice and privately warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the hit violated the Trump-brokered truce.
- President Trump told reporters the United States is “looking into” whether the operation breached the ceasefire and publicly downplayed any rift with Netanyahu.
- Israeli officials defended the strike as a response to Hamas violations and said the goal was to preserve the ceasefire.
- Senior Trump aides have grown frustrated over Israel’s approach and broader regional issues, raising concerns about advancing the truce’s next phase before a planned Dec. 29 Trump–Netanyahu meeting.