Overview

• Israel ended daily midday pauses for aid movements in Gaza City and labeled the area a dangerous combat zone as it prepares to expand operations, without clarifying prior notice to residents or relief groups.
• Israeli authorities said forces recovered the bodies or remains of two hostages, including Ilan Weiss, with the second set of remains undergoing identification; about 48 hostages are still in Gaza, roughly 20 believed alive.
• UN experts reported enforced disappearances of civilians who sought food at Israeli-controlled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites in Rafah, while GHF denied evidence of such cases and UN data counted about 800 people killed in or around aid points.
• The IPC’s formal famine finding for Gaza City stands as Israel’s Foreign Ministry urges a retraction, alleging fabricated data, even as aid agencies report escalating hunger and malnutrition.
• UN agencies warn a larger offensive risks eliminating up to half of Gaza’s hospital capacity and triggering further mass displacement, with UNRWA cautioning that up to one million more people could be forced to flee.