Palestinians stroll amid the ruins of Gaza Metropolis, on October 26, 2025
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Israeli forces carried out a “focused strike” on a person in central Gaza who was planning to assault Israeli troops, Israel’s army mentioned on Saturday (October 25, 2025). A U.S.-backed ceasefire is in pressure between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas simply over two years for the reason that struggle within the Gaza Strip started, however both sides has accused the opposite of violations.
Israel mentioned it had focused a member of Islamic Jihad. On Sunday (October 26, 2025), the Palestinian militant group mentioned in a press release that the Israeli army’s declare of a deliberate assault by the group was a “mere fallacious allegation”.
It didn’t say whether or not one in every of its members was killed within the Israeli strike.
Witnesses instructed Reuters they’d seen a drone strike a automobile and set it ablaze. Native medics mentioned 4 individuals had been wounded, however there have been no quick studies of deaths.
Witnesses mentioned individually that Israeli tanks had shelled japanese areas of Gaza Metropolis, the Gaza Strip’s largest city space. The Israeli army didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
A number of Israeli media websites mentioned Israel, in a reversal of a coverage of barring entry to overseas forces, had allowed Egyptian officers into the Gaza Strip to assist find the our bodies of hostages taken captive within the Hamas-led assault on Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, that triggered the struggle.
As a part of the ceasefire settlement, Hamas has mentioned it’s going to return all of the hostages it kidnapped, however the stays of 13 are nonetheless within the enclave.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Revealed – October 26, 2025 03:07 pm IST
