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Israel Declares Gaza City a Combat Zone, Moves to Curb Northern Aid as Offensive Expands

The Red Cross, along with U.N. agencies, warns a mass evacuation would be unsafe, citing famine and collapsing care.

Overview

  • Israel ended daytime tactical pauses and began the initial phase of a new push into Gaza City, urging residents to flee south and calling evacuation “inevitable,” according to an army spokesperson.
  • An Israeli official told the Associated Press that airdrops over Gaza City will stop in the coming days and truck access to northern Gaza will be reduced, with no airdrops conducted for several days already.
  • The ICRC said a large-scale evacuation cannot be carried out safely or with dignity under current conditions, while U.N. agencies warn Gaza could lose nearly half of its hospital bed capacity.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry reports more than 63,000 deaths since the war began, with additional fatalities from starvation reported in the past 24 hours and four people shot while seeking aid in central Gaza.
  • Israel said it recovered the remains of two hostages, including Ilan Weiss; officials say roughly 48 hostages remain in Gaza, with about 20 believed to be alive, as families press for a ceasefire deal.