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An Israeli drone strike killed Mohammed Wishah, Al Jazeera Mubasher's Gaza correspondent, as his car was hit on al-Rashid Street west of Gaza City. Al Jazeera condemned the killing as a deliberate act and the Gaza Government Media Office accused Israel of systematic targeting of journalists, while the broader Gaza toll remains in the tens of thousands killed and many more injured amid ongoing ceasefire violations.
An Israeli drone strike killed a "significant" Hamas operative, Hadi Ali Mustafa, in Lebanon, with the Israel Defense Forces claiming he orchestrated attacks against Jews worldwide. The strike also killed a passing motorcyclist and injured two others, and comes amid an expansion of Israeli attacks beyond Gaza, including a pair of airstrikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah members. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted calls to halt the military campaign, vowing to continue the offensive against Hamas and expand operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Four people were killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, with one of the individuals killed reported to be a senior member of Hezbollah's missile corps. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces announced that the Arrow defense system intercepted a long-range ballistic missile launched at the southern Israeli city of Eilat. In other developments, a senior Hamas figure expressed optimism about a potential breakthrough in hostage release talks, and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant informed a senior U.S. official of preparations for the continuation of intense ground operations in Gaza.
An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon near the coastal town of Jadra killed two people, including Hamas official Basel Saleh, marking one of the deepest hits inside the country since violence erupted along the Lebanon-Israel border. Tensions across the Middle East have escalated with the Israel-Hamas war, US military strikes in Jordan, and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Iran's Foreign Minister called for an end to Israel's military operations in Gaza, while the US conducted self-defence strikes against threats in the Red Sea from Yemen. Israeli airstrikes also hit sites in Syria, and tensions have flared in Iraq following a US airstrike that killed a commander of Kataib Hezbollah.
Al Jazeera is preparing to submit a legal file to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the killing of its cameraman, Samer Abu Daqqa, in Gaza. Abu Daqqa was reportedly killed by an Israeli drone strike while reporting on the bombing of a school used as a shelter for displaced people. Al Jazeera plans to include in the file recurrent attacks on its crews in the occupied Palestinian territories and instances of incitement against them. The Israeli army denies deliberately targeting journalists and states that remaining in an active combat zone carries inherent risks. The ICC already has an ongoing investigation into alleged crimes committed on Palestinian territory, and Israel does not recognize the court's jurisdiction.
Three Palestinian militants were killed in a rare Israeli drone strike in the West Bank, the first such strike since 2006. The Israeli military said it targeted a terrorist cell that carried out a shooting attack near Jalama. Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the militants as members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade. The drone strike came amid escalating violence in the territory, including a rampage by Israeli settlers and the shooting of a Palestinian man by Israeli forces.