Overview

• Netanyahu ordered immediate talks on a ceasefire while affirming plans to capture Gaza’s largest city, saying both goals—defeating Hamas and freeing hostages—advance together.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the attack plan and a call‑up of about 60,000 reservists set to report in September, a schedule that mediators say could allow time to seek a deal.
• The military says its forces control the outskirts and are operating in Zeitoun, Jabalia and Al Sabra, and medical and aid groups in the north were told to prepare evacuations to the south.
• Hamas accepted a 60‑day truce framework; a proposal under review would swap roughly 200 Palestinian prisoners for 10 living hostages and 18 bodies, and Israel has not issued a formal reply.
• Humanitarian agencies and foreign leaders warn of mass displacement and deepening catastrophe as Gaza’s death toll surpasses 62,000, with UNRWA reporting child malnutrition has tripled.