Overview

• A new video of hostage Rom Braslavski highlights dire conditions for over 50 captives held by Islamist militants since October 2023.
• Israeli airstrikes on displacement camps in al-Mawasi killed at least 35 civilians, including women and children, amid ongoing military operations.
• The United Nations reports 500,000 Palestinians displaced since March, with severe shortages of food, water, and medicine exacerbated by Israel's blockade.
• Thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza staged rare protests against Hamas, calling for the release of hostages and an end to the conflict.
• Hamas faces financial strain, struggling to pay fighters and officials due to tightened Israeli restrictions on aid and targeted strikes on fund distributors.