By Usaid Siddiqui, Nils Adler and Edna Mohamed

      Israeli bombing kills Palestinians overnight in Khan Younis, Bureij, Juhor ad-Dik and Nuseirat, according to the Palestinian state news agency Wafa.

      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says war will not stop and he is ready to encourage Palestinians in Gaza to leave the enclave, according to Israeli media outlets. Hamas has condemned the statement.

      Palestinian Red Crescent Society tells Al Jazeera that its crews face violations by Israeli forces on a daily basis in Gaza, adding that aid entering the enclave is not enough to meet the needs of civilians.

      More than 20,674 people have been killed and 54,536 wounded in Israeli attacks since October 7. The revised death toll from Hamas’s attack on Israel stands at 1,139.

    We lost the war against Hamas: Former Israeli chief of staff

    Dan Halutz has said that Israel has lost the war against Hamas and that victory can only be achieved when Netanyahu steps down.

    His comments were recorded from a conversation he had with antigovernment protestors in Haifa and aired on Israeli Channel 14. Many members of the audience applauded his statement.

    Extensive destruction in northern Gaza city

    Footage obtained and verified by Al Jazeera reveals widespread destruction of homes and residential buildings in the city of Beit Lahiya.

    The visuals show entire residential blocks levelled to the ground as a result of Israeli attacks, causing significant damage to schools, shelters and mosques in the vicinity.

    Some of the most intense Israeli attacks have taken place in northern Gaza since the war began on October 7.