Overview
- The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that a strike in southern Gaza killed Muhammad Yazouri, a Jan Yunis brigade commander, and two other operatives who the army says helped manage and rebuild the unit.
- Hamas's armed wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, publicly acknowledged Yazouri's death and described him as a key planner of the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- The IDF separately said it killed the head of a Rafah Brigade sniper cell in Jan Yunis in a different strike that the army said targeted remaining militant capabilities.
- A video shared Saturday showed an Israeli soldier shoot a Palestinian in the leg during a confrontation with settlers near Faqqu'a in the West Bank, and the IDF has opened a probe into the incident.
- Palestinian health agencies continue to report heavy tolls, saying more than 1,300 people have been killed in Gaza since last October's ceasefire and that roughly 100 Palestinians have died in the West Bank this year in clashes with soldiers or settlers, straining water and power access for civilians.