Overview

• Israel said the local humanitarian pause no longer applies to Gaza City and announced preliminary operations as it moves to expand control of the area.
• The security cabinet previously approved a plan to seize the city and authorized the call‑up of roughly 60,000 reservists.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the bodies of two hostages, including Ilan Weiss, were recovered from Gaza.
• The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification declared famine in Gaza City, and UN agencies warn a major assault could halve hospital bed capacity and further restrict aid, with UNRWA cautioning displacement could reach about one million people.
• UN Secretary‑General António Guterres called the escalation a new and dangerous phase and urged a ceasefire, protection of civilians, and far greater humanitarian access.