Overview

• The Israeli military expanded a multi-division offensive in Gaza City, saying forces are advancing after days of heavy air and ground strikes targeting Hamas infrastructure.
• Hundreds of thousands have fled the area in recent weeks, with the military stating about 480,000 people left since late August and leaflets urging remaining residents to head south.
• An Israeli strike killed Sim Mahmoud Yusuf Abu Alkhir, identified by the IDF as the deputy head of military intelligence in Hamas’ Bureij Battalion, as troops reported dismantling more than 20 sites in the city.
• Gaza health authorities reported dozens of deaths in the past day and worsening conditions, citing widespread infrastructure collapse and at least 441 famine-related deaths since the war began.
• Four Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in an incident soldiers said involved entering a route not fully cleared of explosives, highlighting persistent battlefield hazards.