Overview

• The IDF declared Gaza City a dangerous combat zone and said it has begun the initial stages of an operation focused on the city's outskirts.
• Israel suspended the daytime tactical pauses that had allowed limited aid to enter Gaza City, and its Arabic-language spokesman urged civilians to head south as aid groups warned deliveries will be further hindered and said they were not notified.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the remains of Ilan Weiss and another hostage were recovered, with roughly 50 hostages still in Gaza and about 20 believed alive.
• UN-linked monitors determined famine is present in parts of Gaza City, the UN warned the offensive could cut hospital bed capacity by half, and Gaza’s Health Ministry reported more than 63,000 deaths since the war began, a figure Israel disputes.
• Israel has mobilized about 60,000 reservists for the campaign and vowed to deepen strikes to dismantle Hamas and pursue the return of remaining hostages.