Overview

• Gaza’s government media office warns that 100,000 children under two, including 40,000 newborns, face imminent death from hunger without formula and nutritional supplements.
• The Israel Defense Forces announced daily humanitarian pauses from 10:00 to 20:00 local time along with designated corridors to allow UN and NGO convoys safe access to populated areas.
• IDF airdrops resumed overnight with seven pallets containing flour, sugar and canned food delivered in coordination with international organizations.
• Israel continues to deny that Gazans are dying of hunger, calling widespread famine claims a false campaign promoted by Hamas.
• Shayetet 13 naval commandos intercepted and boarded the Freedom Flotilla vessel Handala in international waters, detaining 21 activists attempting to breach the maritime blockade.