Overview

• Israeli forces expanded ground operations in Gaza City, with the military saying recent actions included demolishing up to 20 high‑rise buildings and clearing tunnels and booby‑trapped structures.
• Gaza health authorities reported 34 people killed in the latest attacks, adding to a death toll they say has surpassed 65,000 over nearly two years of war.
• The army has pushed in from the east and struck areas such as Sheikh Radwan and Tel al‑Hawa as it positions to advance toward the city’s central and western districts.
• Hundreds of thousands have fled Gaza City, with Israel estimating up to 480,000 displaced, while many residents say they lack money or safe routes despite directives to move toward Al Mawasi.
• Hamas’s armed wing released new photos of captives and warned the offensive endangers them, as Israeli reporting counts 22 hostages believed alive in Gaza and 25 presumed dead out of the 251 seized on Oct. 7, 2023.