Overview

• Israeli attacks in recent hours killed at least 36 people, including children, with strikes on displacement tents near Khan Younis and a drone hit in Maghazi reported by local hospitals.
• The UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification confirmed famine in the Gaza governorate and warned it could spread to Deir al Balah and Khan Younis by late September without a cease-fire and unrestricted aid.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 62,622 dead and 157,673 wounded since Oct. 7, along with at least 281 hunger-related deaths, including eight in the past day.
• Israel’s government rejected the famine assessment as politically driven and says it has enabled large aid deliveries, while UN leaders call the crisis man-made and demand immediate access and a cease-fire.
• Israeli media say a major ground entry into Gaza City is expected in mid-September after 60,000 reservists were mobilized, as hostage families in Tel Aviv urge acceptance of a phased truce-for-release proposal.