Overview

• Israel ended daytime pauses in Gaza City and launched the initial phase of a planned push to seize the city, intensifying strikes on its outskirts and urging residents to head south.
• An Israeli official told the Associated Press that airdrops over Gaza City will stop in the coming days and aid truck deliveries to the north will be reduced, with no recent airdrops reported.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross said a mass evacuation cannot be conducted safely or with dignity under current conditions, as famine has been declared and hospital capacity is at risk.
• The United Nations said about 23,000 people fled Gaza City in the past week, though many report there is no safe destination and aid groups say they received no advance notice of the escalation.
• Israel said it recovered the remains of two hostages, including Ilan Weiss, while Gaza’s Health Ministry reported the death toll has surpassed 63,000 and Israeli officials estimate roughly 48–50 hostages remain, about 20 believed alive.