Overview

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that recent civilian casualties in Gaza “can no longer be justified” in the fight against Hamas and said he will urge Prime Minister Netanyahu for military restraint.
• IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee instructed residents in Khan Younis, Bani Suhalia, Abasan and Al Qarara to evacuate westward to the Al Mawasi humanitarian zone ahead of a planned dismantling of Hamas infrastructure.
• Local health authorities reported that at least 45 Palestinians were killed on Monday in Israeli airstrikes, including at least 30 who died when a school in Gaza City was struck.
• The Israeli military confirmed targeting a Hamas-Islamic Jihad command center inside the struck school, asserting that precision munitions and intelligence surveillance were used to minimize civilian damage.
• Gaza’s civilian death toll has surpassed 53,000 since October 2023 and recent operations have forced displaced populations into ever-shrinking safe zones, drawing growing international calls for a ceasefire.