Overview

• Israeli aircraft and tanks struck eastern and northern Gaza City overnight, with the IDF saying it re-entered Jabalia to dismantle tunnels as families fled neighborhoods like Zeitoun and Shejaia.
• Four Palestinians seeking food were shot dead near a distribution route south of Gaza City, a hospital and witnesses said, while the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation disputed the reported location and the army gave no immediate comment.
• The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification declared famine in Gaza City and warned of spread to other areas, as Gaza’s health ministry reported eight more malnutrition deaths, raising the total to 289.
• Israel’s government has approved an operation to seize Gaza City and called up roughly 60,000 reservists to report on September 2, even as the army has warned that demolishing the city could take months or more than a year.
• Mediators from Egypt and Qatar signal talks could resume after Hamas said it accepted a new proposal, while Israel insists on freeing all roughly 50 remaining hostages and a Channel 13 probe alleged political leaders blocked prior ceasefire deals.