Overview

• Defense Minister Israel Katz authorized the Gaza City operation, with the IDF to summon 60,000 reservists and extend the service of about 20,000 more, and the military says final sign-off by the chief of staff is expected soon.
• Military officials say forces will push into parts of Gaza City not previously entered to target Hamas’s infrastructure and tunnel network, with groundwork reported in Zeitoun and Jabaliya.
• The army says the expanded phase could begin within days, and media reports cite planning estimates that additional waves may push active reservists above 100,000 during the campaign.
• France warned of a “true disaster,” Germany said it rejects the escalation, Jordan’s foreign minister accused Israel of killing prospects for peace, and the ICRC cautioned that further mass displacement would endanger civilians.
• Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 62,000 deaths and increasing malnutrition, roughly 50 hostages are believed to remain in Gaza with Israel estimating about 20 alive, and many hostage families and former security chiefs prefer a ceasefire to an expanded assault.