Israel delivers a major blow to Hamas with back-to-back strikes in Gaza. Hamas’s Rafah Brigade commander Nael Abu Obeid is killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to Israeli officials. Separately, the IDF says Ahmad Batash, commander of Hamas’s Jabaliya Battalion, is also killed in a strike in northern Gaza. The latest strikes target key figures in Hamas’s command structure, with Israeli officials saying the pressure on senior Hamas commanders is continuing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz also issue a warning following the strikes. 

The Israeli military says it destroyed a Hamas military position in Jabaliya in northern Gaza, claiming the building was being used as an ambush point and weapons storage facility. According to the IDF, several Hamas operatives were killed after allegedly planning attacks on Israeli troops and attempting to rebuild Hamas's military capabilities from the site. The building was reportedly located close to the Yellow Line, around 70 metres from Kamal Adwan Hospital and about 170 metres from a school.