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Israel's defence chief said Wednesday a strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza was a "grave mistake", after the deaths prompted a chorus of international outrage.

"This incident was a grave mistake," IDF chief Herzi Halevi said in a video message after the strike that hit a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy delivering aid on Monday.

A recent Israeli strike in Gaza resulted in the deaths of four foreign aid workers and their Palestinian driver. According to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza, the victims, hailing from Britain, Australia, Poland, and an unidentified nationality, were targeted while traveling in a vehicle belonging to the American organization World Central Kitchen (WCK).

Eyewitnesses report that the Israeli army is pulling back from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, as confirmed by an AFP journalist. Tanks are seen withdrawing from the premises, with the IDF allegedly firing shells to cover their exit before heading southwest of Gaza City.

At least twenty-nine Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli strikes targeting humanitarian aid queues in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas Health Ministry, as reported by Reuters, confirmed the casualties, BTA informed.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the operational situation at the IDF's Southern Command HQ on Sunday. During the briefing, he remarked that Gazans are losing confidence in their leaders. The commanders provided updates on operational activities in Gaza, particularly focusing on operations near Nasser Hospital.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have reported that 571 soldiers have lost their lives in clashes with Palestinian Hamas militants since hostilities escalated in October of last year.

The IDF press service disclosed that the most recent casualty, a 20-year-old soldier, was killed yesterday in fighting in Khan Yunis, with eight others sustaining injuries in the same area.

Israeli forces have stormed Gaza's largest operational hospital, "Nasser," as confirmed by the Israeli Defense Forces. Video footage depicts scenes of chaos, with gunfire echoing through dark, dust-filled corridors.

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant praised a successful rescue mission in Gaza, where two hostages were freed from Hamas captivity amid ongoing airstrikes, according to the Times of Israel. The operation, which unfolded overnight, marked the second such rescue since October 7.

In the midst of the ongoing military conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, the toll of Israeli soldiers has risen to 225, with the recent loss of 24-year-old Sgt First Class (res.) Shimon Yehoshua Asulin. Asulin, a member of the 924th Engineering Battalion of the Harel Brigade and a resident of Beit Shemesh, lost his life in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army has publicly acknowledged the initiation of a groundbreaking strategy to counter the threat posed by Hamas through the flooding of the vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza. These tunnels have been a crucial infrastructure for Hamas, utilized for attacks, weapons storage, and even holding Israeli hostages.