Senior Hamas commander: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed conducting an attack on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, resulting in the death of a senior Hamas commander and the destruction of Hamas’s underground infrastructure. Reports from the Hamas-run health ministry and a hospital director indicate that at least 50 people were killed in the attack, with images revealing significant damage to the camp’s infrastructure. The Jabalia refugee camp is situated in northern Gaza, an area where Israel had advised people to evacuate for their safety.
- Israel’s military has confirmed that its jets carried out the attack on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza
- The IDF says the strike killed a senior Hamas commander and caused the collapse of Hamas’s underground infrastructure.
- The Hamas-run health ministry and a hospital director say at least 50 people were killed; pictures from the scene show craters and levelled buildings
- The camp is in northern Gaza – an area where Israel has told people to leave for their safety
- On Tuesday morning, Israel said it hit 300 targets in Gaza overnight as its air strikes and ground offensive continue
- The IDF says its ground forces were attacked by “terrorists” with anti-tank missiles and machine gun fire
- Israel has been bombing Gaza since the 7 October Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 people and saw at least 239 people kidnapped as hostages
- The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 8,500 people have been killed since Israel’s retaliatory bombing began