Overview

• Israeli forces demolished houses in eastern Gaza City suburbs overnight, killing at least 11 people in aerial and tank strikes.
• Gaza’s health ministry reported four more deaths from starvation and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, raising its total to 239 since the war began, a figure Israel disputes.
• Residents in Zeitoun, Shejaia and Tuffah described relentless bombardment that trapped wounded families and blocked ambulance access.
• Hamas negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya told Egyptian mediators in Cairo that the group is ready to resume ceasefire discussions.
• Negotiations remain stalled over the scope of an Israeli withdrawal, demands for Hamas disarmament and terms for hostage releases as Israel readies a potential seizure of Gaza City in weeks.