Israel's First Gaza Strike in Over a Week Kills One

On Wednesday, Israel launched its first airstrike in Gaza in over a week, interrupting a brief period of calm amid ongoing US efforts for a peace initiative. The Israeli Defense Forces stated that the operation aimed at Hamas commander Mohanad Saada, whom they accused of orchestrating assaults on Israeli troops. The strike occurred in Beit Lahia, located in the northern Gaza Strip, resulting in Saada's death and injuring five others, as reported by Gaza's civil defense agency and al-Shifa Hospital. A bystander noted that Saada was among those repairing a wall damaged by prior Israeli shelling. This incident followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's public dismissal of a ceasefire proposal supported by Trump. The civil defense agency, affiliated with Hamas, claimed the strike hit civilians in a tuk-tuk, while the military asserted efforts were made to reduce civilian casualties.