Overview

• Tanks and troops pushed into Gaza City’s urban districts as the military reported more than 150 air and artillery strikes in recent days.
• The Israeli army said civilians have until Friday midday to use the reopened Salah al-Din Road, though many fear the journey and permanent displacement.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israel is preventing fuel deliveries to hospitals in Gaza City and North Gaza and is not permitting WHO to use alternative routes, risking generator shutdowns.
• Medical officials reported deadly strikes near al-Shifa and al-Ahli hospitals and damage at al-Rantisi children’s hospital, forcing patients and staff to flee or shelter in place.
• Local authorities put the death toll at roughly 65,000 since 2023 as a UN commission declared Israel is committing genocide, prompting fresh condemnations and proposed penalties that Israel rejects.