Overview

• Israeli forces expanded ground and air operations in Gaza City, pounding Sheikh Radwan and Tel al-Hawa, dismantling booby‑trapped sites and tunnels, and estimating up to 20 tower blocks demolished.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reported at least 34 killed in the past day, including 14 overnight in Gaza City, with total deaths since October 2023 exceeding 65,000.
• The IDF says about 350,000 residents have left Gaza City since early September as leaflets and a 48‑hour reopening of the Salah al‑Din corridor urged movement toward the south.
• The Qassam Brigades released a “farewell” image of 48 captives and warned their lives are at risk, while hostage families staged new protests urging Israel to negotiate.
• UNICEF said armed men hijacked therapeutic food from four trucks in Gaza City during acute shortages, as Portugal set Sunday for recognizing a Palestinian state and several other Western countries prepare similar steps at the UN meeting.