The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has destroyed four weapons storage facilities across Gaza in coordinated strikes carried out with the Shin Bet. According to the Israeli military, the sites were linked to Hamas and contained rockets, mortars, explosive devices, Kalashnikov rifles and other combat equipment.

Israel says its military has killed two militants who entered Israel during the October 7, 2023 attack, including a Hamas cell commander linked to the abduction of six people from Kibbutz Be’eri. The IDF identified the Hamas commander as Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar and said he was killed in a strike in the Gaza City area. According to the Israeli military, he participated in the abduction of six people from Be’eri. A separate strike in Jabaliya killed Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, whom the IDF identified as a commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s military wing and said also entered Israel on October 7.