Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis left eight dead and up to 40 wounded, with four houses destroyed in the east and a vehicle hit in Tel al-Hawa. One victim was identified as an imam and radio journalist, while Israel claimed two Qassam members killed.
Attention shifted to the mass funeral in Gaza City for 105 remains recovered from rubble, described as mostly women and children from Al-Taj tower, as the Health Ministry put the toll above 74,040. New strikes on a tent in Mawasi Khan Younis and recovery of seven bodies in Gaza were reported as violations.
In the West Bank, hundreds of settlers entered Joseph's Tomb under guard and 1,900 entered Al-Aqsa for Sukkot, amid raids in Tulkarm and Nablus and killing of a Palestinian in Salfit. The FlyDubai diversion to Tabuk drew competing Saudi and Israeli claims of a co-pilot assault.