Overview

• Israeli armor moved in after heavy airstrikes, with officials saying the operation seeks to take control of the urban center.
• A senior IDF source said more units will join in the coming days, following initial tank incursions reported Monday night.
• Medical sources and regional media reported roughly 18–35 people killed in night raids and dozens wounded, as hundreds of thousands have evacuated but many residents remain.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejected a UN commission report that called its actions genocide, while a UN special rapporteur cited studies estimating civilian deaths could reach about 680,000.
• The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged urgent international intervention to halt the advance, and the U.S. secretary of state said Hamas has only a short window to agree to a deal with Qatar as the principal mediator.