Overview

• Health officials say Israeli strikes in Gaza City and the Bureij camp killed more than 40 people, including at least 19 women and children.
• The military says the push seeks to dismantle Hamas infrastructure and has urged residents to head south through temporary corridors, with no timeline provided for the operation.
• Shifa Hospital reported a nurse, his spouse and three children among the dead, and the army said it killed Majed Abu Selmiya as a Hamas sniper, a claim his family and hospital director brother dispute.
• Aid access remains heavily constrained as UNICEF reported armed theft of therapeutic food for malnourished children in Gaza City and agencies warn famine conditions and mass displacement are worsening.
• The UK, Canada and Australia announced recognition of Palestinian statehood as France and other European states prepared similar steps, drawing sharp rejection from Israel and protests inside the country for a hostage deal.