During the reporting window of 6:07 PM to 6:37 PM UTC on September 20th, 2025, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operations continued in Gaza, including dismantling terror sites and striking targets. Separately, new reports emerged detailing an attack by Hamas militias on a Palestinian family in Gaza at 1 a.m. last night, injuring five, with one man in critical condition. The Hamas attack, which involved heavy weapons including RPGs and grenades, targeted a family's home, according to a social media post by Ihab Hassane. This incident adds to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, where the IDF reported striking over 100 terror targets earlier on September 20th, resulting in at least 51 reported deaths for the day prior to this reporting window. These events unfold amidst diplomatic tensions between Israel and Egypt, stemming from Israeli accusations of Egyptian military expansion in the Sinai Peninsula, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims violate the 1979 Peace Agreement. Netanyahu presented details of these alleged breaches to U.S. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio on September 15th, 2025. Previous reports indicate that an IDF soldier was moderately injured by sniper fire in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood earlier on September 20th. Satellite imagery shared on social media has reportedly geolocated Israeli military deployments near the Egyptian border in Zone D of the Camp David Accords' security annex, which limits heavy armor, raising questions about potential Israeli treaty violations, according to EGYOSINT. The United Nations has stated that Israel must guarantee the safe delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza but is not permitted to secure or protect the convoys. Data cited by The Guardian from ACLED suggests civilians constitute a significant majority of casualties in Gaza since March 2025, though the methodology of this data has been questioned.
