Overview

• Israel suspended previously used daytime “tactical pauses” in areas where many civilians are sheltering, saying operations around Gaza City have entered initial phases.
• UN agencies report 23,000 people evacuated in the past week, with residents describing a lack of safe routes or shelter.
• The Gaza Health Ministry reports 63,025 killed since the war began, including 322 malnutrition deaths, a tally Israel disputes.
• Aid organizations, including the Norwegian Refugee Council, say they received no prior notice of the renewed push and warn hospital bed capacity could be cut roughly in half.
• Israeli officials say 48 hostages remain in Gaza and estimate about 22 are alive, as spokesperson Avichay Adraee pledges intensified strikes and urges civilians to move south.