Israeli military forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip as they stepped up their operations,witnesses say.
Meanwhile in Gaza rescuers are still recovering people from the rubble after an Israeli attack that killed dozens.
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not be deterred after a Hezbollah drone hit his holiday house as the Middle East conflict showed no pause despite the death of the Hamas leader.
The Israeli government said a drone targeted the prime minister’s house in northern Israel on Saturday.
World leaders had expressed hopes for a ceasefire after Hamas militant leader Yahya Sinwar’s death. Israel,Hamas and Hezbollah have all said they will continue fighting.
For Hamas,his loss is a serious setback,analysts say,but the group has survived the assassinations of multiple leaders over the decades.
In the end,a unit of trainee squad commanders unexpectedly encountered the Hamas chief in southern Gaza.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar,who was the mastermind of the October 7 terror attack on Israel,has been killed by the IDF.
The Hamas leader’s death is cause for celebration in Israel,and around the world. No decent person will mourn his loss.
Known for combining cunning and brutality,Sinwar built Hamas to harm Israel and build an Islamist,Palestinian nation in its place.
Before the October 7 attacks,Kibbutz Be’eri’s residents were among Israel’s most progressive. Now some find their hearts hardening.