Overview

• The military reported advances through areas including Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan and said operations will intensify in the coming days.
• Israeli forces struck a multi‑story residential tower in Gaza City that the army said housed Hamas infrastructure, after issuing specific evacuation warnings and releasing computer‑generated imagery to justify tower strikes.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz warned of escalating action and announced the first formal evacuation order for a high‑rise, while the army reiterated plans for additional precision attacks on sites it identifies as threats.
• Hamas released a new video showing two Israeli hostages; one says he is being held in Gaza City, renewing public pressure in Israel for a deal to bring home the 48 captives still held.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports over 64,000 Palestinians killed since 2023 as residents defy evacuation orders and local medics said Israeli fire near aid distribution sites killed at least 10 people on Saturday.