At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities said.
An injured Palestinian receives treatment following an Israeli air strike, according to medics, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City November 19, 2025. Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas
At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities said.
The Israeli military said its forces struck Hamas targets across Gaza after members of the Palestinian militant group fired on its troops in violation of the nearly six-week-old ceasefire. No Israeli forces were injured.
A U.S. official, who spoke anonymously, said Hamas was aiming to break the ceasefire and not fulfill its commitment to demilitarize.
"These desperate tactics will fail," the official said.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that Israel had eliminated the Navy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), holding him "directly responsible for the terrorist act of bombing and blocking the Strait of Hormuz."
Tehran has informed intermediaries that Lebanon and Hezbollah must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel, according to regional sources familiar with Iran's position.
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