Overview

• IAGS approved a resolution by about 86% of voting members concluding Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, citing indiscriminate attacks and deprivation of aid.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejected the finding as a shame for the profession and said it relies on Hamas propaganda, while Hamas hailed the resolution as further evidence of ongoing crimes.
• Israel began calling up large waves of reservists — reports range from roughly 40,000 in the first wave to plans for 60,000 — to support a renewed push to seize Gaza City under the next phase of operations.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports more than 63,500 deaths since October 2023, with at least 348–361 deaths from hunger and a sharp spike in malnutrition fatalities recorded in August.
• Civilian tolls continue to mount, including strikes that killed children in areas designated as safe, while protests by journalists over media killings and refusals by about 300 Israeli reservists underscore rising dissent.