Overview

• Israeli jets flattened the al-Kawthar tower in Gaza City after an evacuation warning, with the military saying Hamas infrastructure was inside or nearby.
• At least 53 Palestinians were reported killed in recent strikes, including 35 in Gaza City, as residents fled under new evacuation orders.
• Palestinian officials said Israeli operations have destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in the city and forced thousands from their homes.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reported two new deaths from malnutrition, raising the official famine toll to 422, while hospitals warn of critical shortages of lab supplies.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel for talks focused on Gaza’s future and the fate of 48 hostages, as Qatar prepared an emergency Arab‑Islamic summit after last week’s Doha strike that killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer.