Overview

• An Israeli airstrike on Al-Baqa Café in Gaza City killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens, according to hospital and ambulance officials.
• Among the dead were Palestinian artist Frans Al-Salmi and photojournalist Ismael Abu Khatab, underscoring the toll on noncombatants.
• Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians at Gaza Humanitarian Fund distribution points, killing at least 23 aid seekers, witnesses and health officials reported.
• New evacuation orders for northern Gaza have compounded mass displacement as air raids in the past 24 hours rank among the heaviest in recent weeks.
• Negotiations over a US-proposed 60-day truce linked to staged hostage exchanges remain deadlocked by fundamental disagreements on the war’s endgame.