Overview

• The Israeli security cabinet approved a plan to seize Gaza City as phase one of a possible full occupation of the Gaza Strip.
• An October 7 deadline was set for roughly one million residents to evacuate northern Gaza City before ground operations intensify if Hamas refuses to surrender.
• Lawmakers endorsed five war-ending conditions covering Hamas disarmament, hostage release, Gaza demilitarization, Israeli security control, and a new civilian governance body.
• Germany suspended military exports to Israel in protest, and a UN Security Council emergency meeting condemned the operation, isolating the US as its sole defender.
• Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Tamir Zamir opposed expanding the campaign over hostage safety concerns, and Hamas has vowed to continue resisting the planned occupation.