Overview

• An IDF spokesperson said forces hold roughly 40% of Gaza City, citing operations in areas including Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan, with pressure on Hamas set to increase in the coming days.
• Israeli officials said around 60,000 reservists have been called up and are joining ground units as the campaign expands across the urban battlefield.
• The military released imagery it says shows the strike that killed Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida and reiterated efforts to dismantle tunnels and locate weapons caches.
• Gaza health authorities reported more than 50 deaths on Thursday, many in Gaza City, and rescue officials later cited 64 killed for the day as residents described heavy bombardment and renewed evacuation orders.
• Regional tensions flared as Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed a missile launch toward Israel, while the IDF reported intercepting drones from Yemen and said a missile fell outside Israeli territory.