Overview

• After shutting the Salah al-Din corridor, the military said only the coastal al-Rashid road remains open for those heading south and urged movement toward the al-Mawasi area.
• The army estimates 480,000 people have left Gaza City since late August, with witnesses describing packed roads and families walking or using carts to escape.
• WHO reports hospitals are on the verge of collapse with aid access blocked, and Al Shifa’s director said 33 bodies arrived from strikes in a single day.
• Israeli strikes have leveled high-rises and hit communications networks, triggering an information blackout that hinders independent verification.
• A UN inquiry accused Israel of genocide, which Israel rejects, the United States vetoed a Security Council ceasefire resolution, and Gaza’s Health Ministry reports at least 65,174 Palestinians killed.