Overview

• Health officials in Gaza reported 34 deaths on Friday from Israeli attacks, bringing the toll since October 2023 to 65,208 with 166,271 injured.
• Gaza authorities said more than 22,000 people returned to their original neighborhoods because southern areas lack water, food, medical care and shelter.
• The Hamas-run government estimated roughly one million people are crowded into Mawasi and Khan Younis, and a hospital official confirmed two children were killed in a tent strike in Mawasi on Friday.
• OCHA assessed that about 82% of the Strip is under evacuation orders or Israeli military control, severely limiting rescue work and humanitarian access.
• The Gaza Health Ministry said four of Friday’s dead were shot while trying to obtain aid, and it reported more than 2,500 people killed while seeking food at distribution points as access routes remain perilous.