The Israeli occupation army announced the withdrawal of the 271st Battalion of the Combat Engineering Unit after weeks of fighting in Khan Yunis. The Al-Qassam Brigades broadcast scenes of its sniping of an Israeli officer west of Gaza City.
An Israeli force killed and wounded someone who entered a house in the city. This brings the announced number of Israeli officers and soldiers killed to 564, including 234 since the start of the ground operation. The occupation army gradually withdrew some of its forces, withdrawing the 36th Division.