Overview

• Egyptian and Qatari mediators backed by the United States circulated a framework calling for a 60-day stop to hostilities and a two-phase exchange of about 50 remaining hostages, and sources say Hamas accepted it without amendments.
• Israel has yet to formally respond to the proposal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting on the simultaneous release of all captives, disarmament of Hamas and Israeli-defined security guarantees.
• IDF Chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir announced approval of a ‘next phase’ focused on capturing Gaza City, pledging to continue strikes until what he termed the decisive defeat of Hamas.
• Fearing an imminent ground assault, some Palestinian families have begun evacuating eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City under heavy bombardment toward safer areas in the west and south.
• The Gaza Health Ministry reports over 62,000 Palestinian deaths in 22 months of war, and UN agencies warn of looming famine as rights groups accuse Israel of using starvation tactics.