Overview

• Israeli forces intensified strikes in and around Gaza City and closed Al‑Rashid Street to northbound traffic, with local civil defense reporting fatalities in hits on a shelter and a home.
• Hamas negotiators in Doha sought amendments to Trump’s 20‑point proposal, pressing for guarantees of full Israeli withdrawal and a halt to assassinations, while the movement remains split over disarmament and future governance.
• The Global Sumud Flotilla of more than 40 boats reported increased drone activity and encounters with a suspected Israeli vessel that allegedly damaged communications as it approached the high‑risk zone near the blockade.
• Italy said its frigate will stop tracking the flotilla at about 150 nautical miles from Gaza, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned the mission could jeopardize efforts to secure a cease-fire under the U.S. plan.
• UN aid officials described a worsening humanitarian crisis with shuttered health facilities, reduced meal services, and constrained aid access, as debate also grows over Israeli-inserted terms that would tie withdrawals to stringent demilitarization benchmarks.