Gaza witnessed broad security escalation as the Israeli army announced the assassination of Mohammed Kamel Qudayh in Khan Younis and Diaa Abdul Mohsen Mohammed Abu Al-Rous in Nuseirat, both Hamas members. It also announced the killing of four Hamas members in strikes on northern Gaza, including Nabil Hamad, head of a recruitment division, and Muhannad Nader Mahmoud Al-Dahdouh, a commander in the sniper unit, while Wael Nayef Fahmi Muslim of the elite unit and Arafat Kamal Mohammed Al-Arair, a group commander in the rocket unit, were killed in two other strikes on northern Gaza on 22 October. Reports continued of casualties, including five killed and two injured in a drone strike on Mawasi Khan Younis according to the Hebrew Kan channel, the killing of Asaad Qashta and Mohammed Qaffa in airstrikes according to the Hebrew Intelli News website, and three martyrs and four injured in drone strikes on central and southern Gaza according to Gaza hospital sources.
Meanwhile, after Israel's elections, US officials began coordinating with the Israeli security establishment and the international coordination headquarters in Kiryat Gat to advance steps related to Gaza, including plans for amnesty for Hamas members, handover and storage of weapons, and establishment of the Emirati neighborhood “Rafah Al-Khadra,” while Washington wants to push Trump's 20-point plan to disarm Hamas. The Israeli army conveyed intelligence indicating Hamas does not intend to disarm and is preparing to return to fighting. In Khan Younis, Gaza sources reported the abduction of at least four members of the Barbakh family from the city center by militias described as Israeli agents under Israeli drone cover, with clashes with Hamas members.
In the West Bank, the Hebron governor announced the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Hebron city without details on timing or circumstances, while the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said occupation forces and settlers carried out 3,133 attacks in the West Bank during last October.