Overview

• UNICEF warns that malnutrition in Gaza has surpassed the famine threshold, putting 320,000 young children at risk and prompting clinics to report a tenfold rise in acute malnutrition among patients
• Gaza’s Government Media Office says only 36 aid trucks entered the enclave yesterday, far short of the 600 daily deliveries required to meet basic food, fuel and medical needs
• Hamas released videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski emaciated and digging graves in tunnels, sparking domestic outrage and fresh calls for a ceasefire and prisoner swap
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “profound shock” over the hostage footage, accused Hamas of deliberate starvation and vowed to continue military operations until the group is dismantled
• Medical sources report 62 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire yesterday, many at aid distribution sites, including a Palestine Red Crescent staff member struck at a Khan Younis office