Overview
- Gaza medics and Hamas sources said targeted strikes Wednesday hit Gaza City and Khan Younis, killing police colonel Naseem al-Kalazani and injuring at least 17 people near al-Mawasi.
- Senior Hamas official Basim Naim said Thursday that Azzam al-Hayya, son of chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, died of wounds from the Al-Daraj strike, while his father told Al Jazeera his son was seriously hurt.
- Gaza health authorities reported six deaths across the territory Wednesday, including three in the Zeitoun area and one in Al-Daraj, and said several others were wounded.
- Israel offered no immediate public comment on the reported strikes, and prior Reuters reporting notes a wider Israeli focus on Hamas-run police who help the group enforce control in areas it holds.
- The latest hits are straining an October 2025 ceasefire as Hamas leaders confer in Cairo with regional mediators on a phased plan linking Israeli withdrawal and Gaza rebuilding to Hamas laying down its weapons.