Updates: Hamas-Israel ceasefire holds

The Israeli army said its troops killed a Palestinian during a patrol in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, after the individual allegedly threw an explosive device at the force.

It said there were no Israeli casualties.

The Israeli military said it would "temporarily" suspend a strike planned for Saturday that was intended to target what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

A November 2024 ceasefire sought to end over a year of fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah group, which broke out after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023.

But Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon despite the truce, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah members and infrastructure to stop the group from rearming.

The Israeli military issued a warning earlier on Saturday announcing an imminent strike and warning people in the Yanuh area of south Lebanon to evacuate immediately.

But later Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said "the strike was temporarily suspended", adding that the military "continues to monitor the target".

The suspension came after the Lebanese army "requested access again to the specified site... and to address the breach of the agreement", he said on X.

Adraee added that the military would "not allow" Hezbollah to "redeploy or rearm".

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy has been arrested by Israeli forces in southern Nablus, Al Jazeera reported, citing Wafa news agency.

The boy was arrested during an Israeli forces’ raid, escalating after the Trump-brokered ceasefire.

Israel killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in a strike on Gaza on Saturday, several Israeli media outlets reported, citing sources.

The Israeli military said on Saturday it had targeted "a key Hamas " member in Gaza City, without giving a name.

In a post on Telegram, the army alleged that the member had been operating to re-establish Hamas’s capabilities.

There was no immediate comment from the Palestinian group.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding of their tents and shelters by heavy rains, and materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave, the UN International Organization for Migration said on Friday.

A total of 12 people dead or missing as a result of the storm, with at least 13 buildings having collapsed and 27,000 tents flooded, the media office of the Hamas-run Gaza government said.

Nearly 795,000 displaced people are at heightened risk of potentially dangerous flooding in low-lying, rubble-filled areas where families are living in unsafe shelters, the IOM said. Insufficient drainage and waste management also heightened the risk of disease outbreak, the UN agency added.

Policy lead of Oxfam in the occupied Palestinian territory Bushra Khalidi has blamed the aid restrictions for devastation by the Storm Byron in Gaza. She said that Palestinians are “wading through sewage, mud and debris” due to the ongoing storm, Al Jazeera reported.

“This is not a failure of preparedness or capacity; it’s the direct result of the systematic obstruction of aid,” Khalidi said.

“The Israeli authorities continue to block the entry of basic shelter materials, fuel and water infrastructure, leaving people exposed to entirely preventable harm. When access is denied, storms become deadly. This suffering is being manufactured by policy, not weather,” she added.

• Storm Byron caused the deaths of at least 14 Palestinians in Gaza after already-damaged structures gave way, leaving people exposed with nothing more than fragile tents for protection.
• The UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling on Israel to permit unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza, as Israeli authorities prevented the entry of tents and other critical supplies during the storm.
• Israel carried out widespread air attacks across Lebanon, marking another breach of the ceasefire, and said the strikes targeted Hezbollah facilities.
• A representative for UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that ongoing Israeli operations in the occupied West Bank are causing severe harm, while Israel simultaneously authorized 19 additional settlements deemed illegal under international law.
• Officials at the International Criminal Court, including judges and prosecutors, are facing financial isolation and other obstacles after the United States imposed sanctions in response to the court’s investigation into Israel.