Fresh Israeli strikes hit Gaza facilities as severe weather deepens crisis

Israeli forces conducted a series of overnight airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, hitting targets in both northern and southern regions. According to the Gaza civil defence agency, attacks in Gaza City killed several individuals, including a 13-year-old boy, with separate strikes hitting a commercial workshop and a shelter for displaced persons.

These developments follow an earlier attack on the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which Palestinian health officials said killed at least six people, including a surgeon. Israel's military reiterated that its operations specifically targeted senior Hamas operatives utilizing the medical infrastructure as an operational command center.

Compounding the violence, severe winter weather and flooding have intensified conditions for displaced families, leading local health workers to report the death of a nine-month-old infant due to extreme cold exposure.

Sources: BBC News, Bloomberg, Cyprus Mail, France24, Sweden Herald.