Key facts
- An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian man in Gaza on Thursday.
- This marks the first fatality in Gaza in over a week.
- The Israeli military identified the target as a Hamas commander planning attacks.
- Hamas condemned the strike, stating it hinders ceasefire efforts.
An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the first fatality in over a week, as the Israeli military scaled back its targeted attacks in the enclave. Palestinian medics said the strike targeted two people riding on a motorbike in Khan Younis. The Israeli military did not immediately comment. Hamas condemned the strike, stating it thwarts efforts for a sustainable ceasefire. The Israeli military had previously stated that a man was hit in an aerial strike to remove a threat to Israeli troops in Beit Lahiya.