Overview

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ratified the plan to seize Gaza City and ordered immediate talks on a truce and hostage releases, though Israel has not formally accepted the mediators’ 60‑day proposal that Hamas says it approved.
• The Israeli military instructed medical staff and humanitarian groups in northern Gaza to relocate south and begin moving hospital equipment, signaling preparations for expanded ground operations.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Gaza City could be destroyed if Hamas rejects Israel’s terms, as authorities issued about 60,000 reservist call-ups and extended service for thousands more.
• UN experts (IPC) declared famine in Gaza governorate and forecast spread to Deir al‑Balah and Khan Younis by late September; Israel rejected the assessment as false and biased.
• Strikes and ground actions intensified around Gaza City, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported more than 62,000 deaths since 2023, and international agencies and leaders warned of mass displacement and severe legal and humanitarian consequences.