Overview
- Israel's Operation Carros de Gedeón intensifies with expanded ground operations and airstrikes targeting northern and southern Gaza.
- Gaza health authorities report over 53,000 Palestinian fatalities since October 2023, with hospitals in northern Gaza now non-operational.
- A drone strike on the Mawasi displacement camp, previously deemed safe, killed 34 and injured 120, further escalating the humanitarian crisis.
- Under allied diplomatic pressure, Israel has agreed to allow limited food aid into Gaza to prevent mass starvation, while maintaining tight restrictions on distribution.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu has reiterated plans for Israel to take full territorial control of Gaza, signaling a long-term occupation strategy.