Israel says its jets attacked the Gaza house of Ismail Haniyeh, widely considered as the overall Hamas leader
- Haniyeh lives in Qatar - Israel says the house was being used as a Hamas meeting place
- Elsewhere, Palestinian media say around 50 people were killed by an air strike in the central Gaza Strip
- Israel hasn't commented on the strike, but says it targets Hamas infrastructure and minimises civilian deaths
- On Wednesday night, Israel continued its operation at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which it says was being used as Hamas base.
- And on Thursday morning, Palestinian Islamic Jihad said it was still fighting Israeli forces near the site
- Israel began striking Gaza after Hamas's 7 October attacks, in which 1,200 people were killed and the hostages were taken
- The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 11,500 people have been killed in Gaza since then.
As we've just reported, the Israeli army is searching the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City - which it says is used by Hamas as a military base.
At the same time, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group - which is separate from Hamas - has just said its fighters are still involved in "fierce clashes" with Israeli forces near the hospital complex.
The Israeli military has not commented on the new claim, which the BBC can't verify.
IDF forces entered the hospital, the main facility in the Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, in what it called a "targeted operation against Hamas".
Later the army said it had found an "operational centre" in the hospital, sharing images of what it said were Hamas weapons and equipment. Israeli soldiers have today continued searching Al-Shifa.
On Wednesday night, Major General Yaron Finkelman, the head of Israeli military operations in Gaza, said: "Tonight we conducted a targeted operation into Shifa hospital. We continue to move forward."
As we reported earlier, four people have been wounded after gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Jerusalem.
Israeli police have now given an update - saying that the three gunmen were killed by security forces. They also say the trio were residents of the Hebron area, in the West Bank.
Police also said M-16 rifles, handguns, "hundreds" of rounds of ammunition, 10 fully loaded magazines, two hatchets and uniforms resembling Israeli military attire were found in the vehicle the gunmen arrived in.
Israeli soldiers have today continued their search of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital. Meanwhile, Gaza's Hamas-controlled health ministry says Israeli armoured bulldozers have "destroyed parts of the southern entrance" of the hospital.
Last night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were "continuing the precise and targeted operation against Hamas" in Al-Shifa. The statement also said IDF soldiers had engaged with and killed "a number of terrorists" within the complex.
Israeli forces entered Al-Shifa on Wednesday and said they were conducting their operation in a "specified area" in the hospital. Later, the IDF said it found Hamas' "operational centre" in the hospital, sharing images of what it said were Hamas weapons and equipment.
Hamas denies operating there and the BBC cannot independently verify claims by either side.
MORE DETAILS AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67423274
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