Overnight Israeli fire across Gaza followed the Rimal strike and the failed attempt to kill Hamas figure Ali al-Amoudi. Outlets cited shelling, demolitions and helicopter fire east of Khan Younis, putting Saturday's toll at nine killed including four women and 35 wounded. A drone strike on a vehicle south of Deir al-Balah pushed Sunday's toll to four killed including a girl reported dead inside her tent, with 16 wounded. The army claimed one dead was a Khan Younis association director involved in October 7. Doctors warned laboratory services faced collapse.

Focus shifted to the West Bank ahead of the October 7 anniversary, with Israel ordering closure of the West Bank and Gaza crossings on October 5 and 7. Reports tracked settler attacks on olive harvesters, a school in Huwara and property near Ramallah and Hebron, and the death of a detainee at a checkpoint east of Tulkarm.