Overview

• The IDF demolished the Al-Ruya tower after issuing evacuation orders and said Hamas used the building, while strikes on tents and a school used as a shelter in Gaza City left at least 17–21 people dead, according to local medical sources.
• Israel ordered large evacuations from Gaza City toward al-Mawasi, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said about 100,000 people have left the city as operations expand.
• Israeli media report a U.S. proposal that would trade the immediate release of all hostages for the release of roughly 2,500–3,000 Palestinian detainees and a suspension of the Gaza City offensive.
• The initiative has been relayed through intermediaries including Steve Witkoff, Gershon Baskin and Bishara Bahbah, with Israel said to be considering the plan and Hamas signaling readiness to negotiate under defined conditions.
• A shooting attack on a Jerusalem bus corridor killed five people and wounded others, the two gunmen were shot dead, and Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas to free hostages or face devastating consequences.