IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza City, Khan Yunis
The Houthi-owned Al-Masirah news source claimed around the same time that there were several killed and wounded at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as a result of the strikes.
The IDF struck terror targets in Khan Yunis and Gaza City on Friday night. Targets had been struck by Israeli forces from the air and on the ground, according to Walla.
The Houthi-owned, Beirut-based Al-Masirah news source claimed around the same time that several people were killed and wounded at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as a result of the strikes. The source added that two were killed in the Al-Karama area, northwest of Gaza City.
The strikes came shortly after several areas in Gaza City witnessed violent clashes on Friday between Hamas and the IDF in the Palestinian city, most notably in the Zeitoun neighborhood.
This comes as Israel is preparing for its planned takeover of Gaza City, which has been dubbed by some as “Operation Gideon’s Chariots II.”
Palestinians, displaced by the Israeli offensive, shelter in a tent camp as the Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, in Gaza City August 17, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)
The Hezbollah-affiliated source Al-Mayadeen reported that one was killed and several others were wounded from a strike that targeted the Al-Shawa Tower, located on Al-Wahda Street in Gaza City.
Friday’s events in the Gaza Strip
Earlier that night, Hamas’s military wing spokesperson, Abu Obeida, said that Israeli hostages are being held alongside its fighters in combat zones. The terrorist organization added that it would publish the name of a hostage and their photograph if they were killed in those combat zones.
This comes hours after the IDF confirmed on Friday afternoon that they recovered the body of hostage Ilan Weiss, while also recovering the remains of an additional hostage, of which they added that the identification process is still ongoing.
Friday also saw another significant announcement of the IDF, in which its Southern Command and the Intelligence Directorate killed Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaida, head of ISIS’s Palestine District in the Gaza Strip.
Zubaida held the most senior position within the ISIS terrorist network in Gaza and directed the group’s strategic activities across the West Bank, Gaza, and the Sinai Peninsula. This included overseeing fund transfers and the importation of combat equipment into the Strip.
