Israeli Defense Minister Gallant announced on the 7th, six months since the start of the battle with the Islamic organization Hamas, that troops deployed to Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. It is said that this is to prepare for future operations in Rafah, the southernmost region, but the United States continues to oppose large-scale ground operations.
Local media reported that six people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in multiple locations in the Gaza Strip, and local health authorities announced that 33,175 people had died so far.