Overview
- Israeli forces said they struck the Al‑Aqsa Martyrs Hospital complex to hit a Hamas military commander, an action they described as a targeted operation that used precision weapons and aerial monitoring, sources reported on Saturday.
- Hospital staff said two projectiles fired from a drone hit a building near a maternity storage area, wounding three people and causing material damage but offering no confirmed report of the commander's death.
- The IDF said it warned Gaza health authorities days earlier to stop any militant use of medical facilities and said warnings would be followed by action if such activity continued.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry, whose figures are cited by the UN as reliable, says Israeli strikes have continued since the October 2025 ceasefire and records 1,313 dead and 4,361 wounded in that period, highlighting ongoing civilian harm.
- Independent verification of militant presence inside hospitals is difficult on short notice, a gap that raises legal and humanitarian concerns and could prompt calls for UN or third‑party inquiries and increased diplomatic pressure.