Ten Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes during Eid al-Adha in Gaza, including five children and an elderly person. More than 20 people were injured in the Eid airstrikes, according to Shifa Hospital. At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday, the eve of Eid al-Adha, according to the United Nations. Twelve Palestinians were killed in three airstrikes on May 26, 2026. A teenage girl died of injuries sustained in a strike on May 25, 2026, which also killed a woman and a young girl, according to the United Nations.

According to apnews.com, a Hamas militant named Imad Isleim was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with his wife and daughter. Palestinians mourned over the bodies of Hamas militant Imad al-Salem, his wife and daughter, who were killed in an Israeli military strike, according to another account. The surname used in these reports differs: 'Isleim' versus 'al-Salem'.

The Israeli military stated that an airstrike targeted and killed Mohammed Odeh, who had reportedly succeeded Izz al-Din al-Haddad as military commander of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, along with his wife and son, according to middleeasteye.net. An airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City killed a newly appointed commander of the Hamas Al Qassam Brigades, his wife and three children, as well as a woman passerby, according to news.un.org.

Netanyahu expressed intent to expand control over Gaza, according to the Indian Express.