Israel stepped up air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip between 18 and 22 August, hitting residential blocks, displacement camps and a girls’ school in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, the Jabalia refugee camp and areas around Khan Younis. Local medical sources said the bombardment killed at least 13 Palestinians—among them several children—and wounded dozens more. The escalation in Gaza coincided with long-range attacks from Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces said it shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Yemen on the afternoon of 22 August, triggering sirens in communities bordering Gaza. Hours later, nationwide alerts sounded, including in Tel Aviv, when a ballistic missile fired from Yemen approached Israeli airspace. The IDF said the missile broke apart in flight after repeated interceptor launches, and no injuries were reported. Israel blames the Iran-aligned Houthi movement for the strikes, saying the group has launched nearly a dozen drones or missiles toward its territory this month as the Gaza war grinds on. While Israeli officials have not announced immediate retaliation, analysts warn that concurrent fronts in Gaza and Yemen risk widening the conflict beyond the coastal enclave.