Overview

• IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said troops have begun a maneuver in Gaza City and will intensify and deepen operations, with officials warning residents about an expansion of combat.
• Israeli Army Radio reported roughly 40,000 reservists were being called up, as a small reservist group publicly urged refusals under the banner “Soldiers for the Hostages.”
• Gaza authorities reported heavy casualties in new strikes, including 76 deaths in the past 24 hours and additional fatalities in Gaza City, as the UN has declared a famine around the city and Israel reported more than 320 aid trucks entered Monday.
• Israeli figures cited by media say 47–48 hostages remain in Gaza, with about 20 believed alive, keeping the captives central to military and political decisions.
• Regional and diplomatic pressures mounted as Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed a Red Sea attack on a ship linked to Israel and Belgium said it will seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state with sanctions on Israel.