Heavy bombardment and around a dozen strikes occurred in western Gaza City on Tuesday according to eyewitnesses and Al-Monitor. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the arrest of a senior Hamas figure during an operation that included IDF strikes and an Israel-backed militia raid per The Times of Israel. Reports differ on the number of fatalities, with Al-Monitor citing Al-Shifa Hospital confirmation of four deaths including three children and one woman while The Times of Israel reported three deaths.