Overview

• IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee told Gaza City residents to head south, saying each family that relocates will receive abundant humanitarian assistance.
• The army shared a map highlighting roughly 7 square kilometers (2.7 square miles) of "empty" areas in central and southern Gaza, including sites near Al-Mawasi and central camps.
• Military statements say tents are being brought in, aid distribution hubs prepared, and a water pipeline laid, with more details on designated sites expected in the coming days.
• Haaretz reports the IDF estimates evacuating about 1.2 million people will take longer than two weeks, while locals described the maps as confusing and said many highlighted areas already host displaced families.
• Deir al-Balah’s mayor and residents questioned feasibility, citing no spare capacity, failing infrastructure, and high evacuation costs, as the IDF moves to add two aid centers in the south and close the Tel a-Sultan site, bringing the total to five.