IntheGazastrip, ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas, PalestinianmedicalworkerssaidanIsraeliair strikenearGaza Citykilledat leastthree Palestinian civilians, includingateenager.
The Ramallah siege coincided with two Israeli army incursions into the GazaStrip, with one group of soldiers advancing to the edge of GazaCity and another penetrating an area near the towns of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanun.