Overview

• Israeli tanks, jets and artillery pounded Gaza City after more than 150 strikes in two days, with forces pushing from multiple directions, as Israel reported four soldiers killed in Rafah.
• The military reopened the Salah al-Din road for 48 hours to let civilians move south, though evacuations have been chaotic and dangerous.
• WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said new displacement is forcing families into areas “unfit for human dignity” and that violence is blocking lifesaving supplies to hospitals.
• Local media and hospital officials reported strikes affecting civilians and medical sites, including a hit on a car carrying people fleeing and blasts impacting a children’s hospital.
• A UN commission concluded Israel is committing genocide, which Israel rejects, while international responses expanded from proposed EU trade measures to Canada urging a cease-fire and the release of hostages.