In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least 15 people, including five children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

The killing of Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, purportedly in a random military action in Gaza, could alter the trajectory of Israel's expanding war. But it's far from certain whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants it to end.

Israel had hunted the architect of the 7 October atrocities for more than a year. A chance encounter in Rafah got him.