Israel Kills Hamas Naval Police Deputy in Gaza

Israeli forces killed Iyad Abu Yousef, deputy commander of Hamas’s naval police, in a precision airstrike in Gaza that the military credited to naval and military intelligence and released footage of. The IDF described the operation as a renewed Operation "Gideon’s Chariots" and said the campaign has struck scores of targets, with some days hitting roughly 140 targets. The IDF said more than 550,000 people have fled toward central and southern Gaza amid intensified air and ground operations, and many are crowding into already overburdened areas. The Hamas-run health ministry reported 37 Palestinians killed and about 175 wounded by Israeli fire in the previous 24 hours and said it does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Casualty figures vary between sources, and the IDF has not publicly commented on every reported strike.