Israeli Military Targets Senior Hamas Official in Gaza; Numerous Casualties Reported

The Israeli military reported an attempt to assassinate a senior Hamas leader in Gaza City, where Hamas officials said 42 people died in two airstrikes. The strikes hit the al-Shati refugee camp and the Tuffah neighborhood. In Rafah, Hamas claimed 25 Palestinians were killed and 50 injured in an Israeli attack, though the Israeli military disputed this and is investigating.

Since the war began, the Gaza Health Ministry reports over 37,500 Palestinian deaths and nearly 86,000 injuries.

In the West Bank, a wounded Palestinian man was filmed being transported on an Israeli military vehicle's hood, which the Israeli army called improper and is investigating. A 60-year-old Israeli was shot and killed in Qalqilya, suspected to be a terror attack. Additionally, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy died from previous clashes in Al-Bireh.

In Israel, protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu and for the release of hostages are planned across the country. Rockets from Gaza landed near Kibbutz Sufa without causing harm. Anti-tank missiles from Lebanon started fires in Metula, leading to Israeli artillery fire in response.

The Israeli military confirmed the assassination of Ayman Ghatma, a key Hamas figure in Lebanon, and carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. An explosion in Al Bukamal, Syria, heightened fears of broader conflict, prompting Kuwait to warn its citizens to avoid Lebanon.

Andrew Miller, a U.S. State Department official, resigned amid the ongoing conflict, citing family reasons.

Yemen's Houthis claimed attacks on the U.S. aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea and another ship in the Arabian Sea, but provided few details.

The conflict began after a Hamas assault on October 7 killed over 1,200 Israelis and injured more than 3,300. The war has intensified political tensions in Israel, already strained by controversial judicial reforms and escalating West Bank violence.