Overview

• The Israeli military says it has struck more than 1,200 targets and is advancing toward the city center with two divisions, preparing for house‑to‑house combat and signaling a possible third division.
• The Salah al-Din corridor, briefly opened for evacuations, has been closed as Israel reports roughly 480,000 residents have left Gaza City.
• Hamas claims it has dispersed the captives across several neighborhoods and warns of thousands of prepared ambushes and explosive devices.
• Israel reports four soldiers killed in Rafah and two at the Jordan–West Bank crossing; Jordan opened an investigation and Israel closed the Allenby crossing pending review.
• UNICEF confirms armed men seized four UN trucks carrying baby formula in Gaza, the U.S. vetoes a humanitarian draft at the UN Security Council, and Israel reports intercepting a Yemen-launched missile, a drone strike in Eilat, and strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon.