The Israeli military had no immediate comment although in a post on X, its Arabic spokesperson warned residents of al-Bureij earlier to evacuate ahead of an imminent strike against militants firing rockets from the area.

At least 13 people died in strikes across the Gaza Strip in the early hours of 2025, local health and civil defense officials said.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in the territory's north killed at least 15 people, marking what the rescuers called the New Year's first deadly attack."The world welcomed the New Year with celebrations and festivities,

Israel conducted more than 1,400 air strikes on targets in Gaza in December alone, marking an average of 45 per day.

Israel will deliver "blows with a force not seen in Gaza for a long time" if the terrorist group Hamas does not release the hostages it has held for the past 14 months and does not stop its rocket attacks,

Both The Jerusalem Post and Channel 12 have received information indicating that Hamas is making a substantial comeback by recruiting new forces. Along with Islamic Jihad together, Channel 12 said on Wednesday night that Hamas was up to between 20,