The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a Hamas "command and control centre" had been embedded inside the compound in Gaza City, which it targeted in a "precise strike" on 21 September. It killed 22 people, including 13 children and six women, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

The Israel Air Force conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists operating in a command and control center in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, the military said on Tuesday. The command center was embedded in what had previously been the "Shejaiya" UNRWA school,

Israeli air strikes and a ground operation targeting the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza have killed at least 51 people, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. Tanks reportedly advanced into some parts of the southern city and the surrounding area on Tuesday night, with residents reporting gunfire and heavy shelling.