Overview

• Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a plan to dismantle Hamas’s final strongholds in Gaza City and the central refugee camps this week.
• The Israel Defense Forces have stepped up bombardment across Gaza City in preparation for the new offensive.
• An Al Jazeera correspondent was killed in overnight strikes, raising alarm over civilian and press safety.
• United Nations officials cautioned that the planned takeover would trigger mass displacement and worsen acute starvation in Gaza.
• President Trump vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the offensive, and Germany suspended some arms exports to Israel.