Overview

• The Israel Defense Forces issued evacuation orders for residents in Jabalia and northern Gaza City, urging them to relocate south to Al-Mawasi ahead of intensified strikes.
• Dozens of Palestinians were killed by overnight airstrikes, with strikes hitting displacement shelters and residential neighborhoods across the territory.
• President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that negotiators should “make the deal in Gaza” to secure hostages’ release, predicting a ceasefire within a week.
• Hamas has offered to free remaining hostages if the war ends, while Israel insists that any truce must follow Hamas’s disarmament and dismantlement.
• Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, have stepped up mediation efforts proposing phased hostage-aid exchanges as part of a broader ceasefire framework.