Overview

• Israeli troops and tanks advanced into Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan, with residents reporting homes and shelters destroyed and strikes on schools and a clinic as the military said it was targeting armed groups.
• Tens of thousands of reservists have been called up — about 40,000 in the first wave — as Army Chief Eyal Zamir told forces that maneuvers had begun and operations would deepen.
• A senior COGAT official said about 70,000 people have left northern Gaza in recent days, and authorities expect up to one million to flee toward designated areas including Al-Mawasi.
• Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 63,000 deaths since 2023 and 367 fatalities from malnutrition, while UN-backed assessments say famine conditions are present in northern Gaza.
• The International Association of Genocide Scholars labeled Israel’s campaign a genocide as Hamas reiterated readiness for a ceasefire-and-hostage-release deal and Israeli demonstrators mounted a ‘day of disruption’ to press for a truce.