Overview

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion of operations in and around Gaza City, with the army claiming control of about 40% of the city and saying roughly 100,000 residents have left.
• The Al‑Rouya high‑rise was demolished after urgent evacuation notices, the third tower destroyed in three days; the IDF alleges Hamas used such buildings, a claim the group denies.
• Residents were urged to move to the al‑Mawasi area in the south, which aid groups and displaced people describe as overstretched and unsafe, while the UN warns of catastrophe and says nearly one million people remain in and around the city.
• Gaza’s Civil Defense reported dozens of fatalities on Sunday, with AFP citing 48 people killed in strikes across the territory as independent verification remains constrained.
• Washington relayed new proposals as President Donald Trump issued a public ultimatum to Hamas, which said it is ready to sit immediately for negotiations, while Israel’s foreign minister warned of unilateral steps if Western nations recognize a Palestinian state.