Israel-Gaza updates: Hamas military chief target of strike that killed 90 people
Mohammed Deif has been the head of Hamas' military wing.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Latest headlines:
- Israel says it was targeting Hamas military chief in strike
- Israel admits area hit in Khan Younis was part of expanded humanitarian zone
- Unclear if JLOTS pier can be reattached to get final aid shipments into Gaza, Pentagon says
- 'Progress' made in cease-fire talks, national security adviser says
- IDF didn't enter Kibbutz Be'eri for nearly 7 hours, report finds
Israel strikes Syrian military infrastructure, IDF says
The Israel Defense Forces struck Syrian military infrastructure on Wednesday, the military said.
"A short while ago, IDF tanks and artillery struck military infrastructure that was used by the Syrian military, which violated the Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Syria (1974) in the buffer zone," IDF said on messaging app Telegram.
Israel added that it held the Syrian military "responsible."
"The IDF holds the Syrian military responsible for all activities occurring within its territory and will not allow any attempts to violate Israeli sovereignty," the IDF said.
-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey
At least 30 people killed in Israeli airstrike on school, Palestinian officials say
At least 30 people were killed and 70 others were injured in an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza, the apparent fourth time it has done so within the last four days.
The Israel Defense Forces said they were targeting Hamas and other militants in all of the strikes and the IDF is looking into Tuesday's strike. Dozens of people were reported killed in the strikes -- including women and children.
One child told ABC News he lost his father, cousin and two uncles in Tuesday's strike. He broke down as he described what happened, saying was the only survivor.
The U.N.'s Human Rights Office said this week they were "appalled" to see a new round of evacuation orders issued throughout the strip, including to "where IDF military operations are ongoing and where civilians continue to be killed and injured." The U.N. said nowhere is safe in Gaza.
-ABC News' Matt Rivers, Victoria Beaule and Guy Davies
50 killed in Gaza City amid IDF operations
Amid ongoing Israel Defense Forces' operations in Gaza City, 50 people were killed and another 130 were injured in the last 24 hours, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
Israeli forces continue to operate in Gaza City, specifically in the Shejaiya neighborhood, the IDF confirmed in two separate releases issued Tuesday.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Diaa Ostaz
UN experts declare famine has spread throughout Gaza Strip
United Nations experts have declared that a famine has spread throughout the Gaza Strip.
Of Gaza's 36 hospitals, only 13 are "partially functioning," the UN World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said Tuesday.
In northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital alone, 60 cases of severe acute malnutrition were detected last week, according to the U.N. World Health Organization.
"Fayez Ataya, who was barely six months old, died on 30 May 2024 and 13-year-old Abdulqader Al-Serhi died on 1 June 2024 at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. Nine-year-old Ahmad Abu Reida died on 3 June 2024 in the tent sheltering his displaced family in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis. All three children died from malnutrition and lack of access to adequate healthcare," U.N. experts said.
"With the death of these children from starvation despite medical treatment in central Gaza, there is no doubt that famine has spread from northern Gaza into central and southern Gaza," U.N. experts said.
-ABC News' Emmanuelle Saliba and Camilla Alcini