Israel says raids on Gaza hit militants and weapons sites after violating the ceasefire
The Israeli army said it struck four other leaders and perpetrators of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as a weapons storage facility. The Israeli army said that a weapons manufacturing site and two Hamas weapons launching sites in central Gaza were also bombed.
Gaza hospitals run by the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said at least 30 Palestinians were killed in the raids, according to the Associated Press.
Rescuers carry the body of a victim amid rubble after an Israeli airstrike on a police station in Gaza City on January 31, 2026, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. (Omar Al-Kattaa/AFP via Getty Images)
Hospital officials reported that the victims included civilians. They added that among the victims were two women and six children from two different families. Shifa Hospital director Muhammad Abu Salmiya said that an air strike also hit a police station in Gaza City, killing at least 14 people and wounding others.
The strikes came a day after Israel accused Hamas Violation of the ceasefire. An Israeli military official told the Associated Press that the strikes were carried out in response to ceasefire violations but declined to comment on specific targets.
Violence broke out a day before Rafah border crossing with Egypt It was scheduled to reopen, a move seen as a major step in the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire. This phase includes limited border reopenings, efforts to demilitarize Gaza, and discussions about post-war governance.
Israel said the Rafah crossing was a focal point for concerns about Hamas weapons smuggling, and that security arrangements would accompany any reopening.
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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim amid rubble after an Israeli airstrike on a police station in Gaza City on January 31, 2026, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. (Omar Al-Kattaa/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel had agreed to a “limited reopening” of the crossing under the president Donald Trump20-point peace plan
Israel said it continues to carry out strikes across the region in response to violations of ceasefire understandings. On Friday, the Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure and engineering vehicles in southern Lebanon, accusing the group of trying to re-establish terrorist infrastructure in violation of agreements with Israel.
Meanwhile, a senior Israeli military official admitted that the Israeli army believes that the total death toll announced by the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health during the war is largely accurate, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. The Times of Israel. The military estimates that about 70,000 Gazans were killed during the more than two-year conflict due to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
Rescuers and onlookers stand amid the ruins of a police station following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on January 31, 2026, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. (Omar Al-Kattaa/AFP via Getty Images)
The Gaza Ministry of Health currently reports 71,667 deaths, including more than 450 deaths since the October 2025 ceasefire, although Israeli officials said the estimate does not include bodies believed to be buried under the rubble.
The Gaza Ministry of Health said that 509 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire began on October 10.
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Israel also returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Thursday, days after they were recovered Remains of the last Israeli hostageAn official in the Ministry of Health in Gaza said, according to the Associated Press.
This transfer represents the last exchange of hostages and detainees within the framework of the first phase of the ceasefire.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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