Israeli army says it carried out focused strike in central Gaza

Israeli forces carried out a “focused strike” on a person in central Gaza who was planning to assault Israeli troops, Israel’s army stated on Saturday (October 25, 2025). A U.S.-backed ceasefire is in drive between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas simply over two years because the warfare within the Gaza Strip started, however all sides has accused the opposite of violations.

Israel stated it had focused a member of Islamic Jihad. On Sunday (October 26, 2025), the Palestinian militant group stated in an announcement 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 certainly one of its members was killed within the Israeli strike.

Witnesses advised Reuters they’d seen a drone strike a automobile and set it ablaze. Local medics stated 4 folks had been wounded, however there have been no instant reviews of deaths.

Witnesses stated individually that Israeli tanks had shelled jap areas of Gaza City, the Gaza Strip’s largest city space. The Israeli army didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Several Israeli media websites stated Israel, in a reversal of a coverage of barring entry to international 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 warfare.

As a part of the ceasefire settlement, Hamas has stated it’ll return all of the hostages it kidnapped, however the stays of 13 are nonetheless within the enclave.

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.