Israeli launches strikes across Gaza, killing at least 3: local media

The Israeli forces launched strikes across the northern, central, and southern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least three people, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported.

In Beit Lahia of northern Gaza Strip, two people were killed in the strikes, while in Khan Younis of southern Gaza, an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people inside a school, killing one person and wounding three others, according to the WAFA report.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Friday that several Palestinian gunmen were spotted emerging from underground infrastructure in eastern Rafah on Thursday, an act it described as a violation of the ceasefire agreement.

In response, the Israeli forces carried out precision strikes targeting armed Hamas personnel in Rafah from Thursday night into the early hours of Friday morning.

Hamas has not yet responded.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect in the Gaza Strip on Oct 10, 2025.

The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.19 percent to 97.608 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1819 dollars from 1.1786 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3475 dollars from 1.3470 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 155.95 Japanese yen, lower than 156.34 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.7679 Swiss francs from 0.7747 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3630 Canadian dollars from 1.3687 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.0200 Swedish kronor from 9.0631 Swedish kronor.