Overview

• Israeli tanks, jets and artillery escalated operations in Gaza City, with the military saying more than 150 strikes hit in recent days and a temporary corridor on Salah al-Din Street opened for 48 hours.
• Large crowds continued moving south on foot, by car and by cart, as Israel estimates roughly 350,000 to 400,000 people have fled from an area the UN said housed about one million late last month.
• Gaza’s health ministry reports the death toll has passed 65,000, UN agencies warn of famine and collapsing hospitals, and aid access remains disputed between UN assessments and Israeli authorities.
• A UN commission concluded Israel is committing genocide, which Israel rejects, while Spain said it will assist the ICC with a probe and the European Commission proposed suspending trade preferences and sanctioning some Israeli ministers.
• Canada called the Gaza City offensive “horrific” and said it endangers hostage releases, the UK and Canada prepared moves to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN, and Israel counts 47 hostages still in Gaza with families protesting in Jerusalem.