Israel has repeatedly ordered mass evacuations as its troops return to heavily destroyed areas where they previously battled Palestinian militants.

The Israeli military claimed it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.

The unit and some of its members have been linked to abuses of civilians in the Palestinian territory, including the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American man after his detention by the battalion’s forces in 2022.

In the northern West Bank city of Jenin, a longtime hub for Palestinian factions and a central focus of Israel’s recent operations, the impact of the raids, and their role in fueling militancy, is especially stark.

Cease-fire discussions on Gaza continued, with an Israeli delegation led by the Mossad chief arriving in Cairo, an Egyptian official said.

Thousands of mourners converged around the flag-draped coffin of Ismail Haniyeh as the fallout from his death in an alleged Israeli attack surged with breathtaking speed.