Twenty-five people were killed in the Gaza Strip, most of them in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the al-Manara neighborhood of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, in addition to raids on Shujaiya. The Israeli army announced on Friday the expansion of its ground invasion of the Shujaiya area in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces "began operations in the Shuja'iyya area in the northern Gaza Strip in recent hours, with the aim of consolidating control and expanding the security zone."

It added, "As part of the operation, the forces have so far been able to eliminate a number of (fighters) and destroy infrastructure. Among other things, a command and control complex used by Hamas operatives to plan and direct operations was destroyed."

On Friday, the Israeli army continued its war on the Gaza Strip, carrying out intensive raids on Rafah, Khan Younis, Gaza City, and Shuja'iyya in the northern Gaza Strip. Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed and injured in these raids. Israeli forces have also intensified their aerial and artillery bombardment of various areas across the Gaza Strip in recent hours.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,163 and 2,735 wounded since the war resumed on March 18. Over 100 martyrs and 138 wounded have arrived at hospitals in the Strip over the past 24 hours.