Overview

• Israeli forces say they are operating on the outskirts of Gaza City, call a civilian evacuation inevitable, and assert control over roughly three-quarters of the Strip as residents report heavy overnight strikes.
• The UN last week formally declared famine in the Gaza governorate, and WFP chief Cindy McCain says the enclave has reached a “point of rupture.”
• Seven independent UN human-rights experts report information that several Palestinians, including a child, disappeared after visiting GHF-run aid centers in Rafah and allege Israeli army involvement, while the GHF says there is no evidence of such cases at its sites.
• President Trump convened a roughly 90‑minute White House meeting on postwar planning, with reports naming Tony Blair and Jared Kushner among participants, and discussions touching governance, increased aid deliveries, and the hostage crisis with no detailed blueprint disclosed.
• The conflict’s toll continues to rise, with at least 62,966 Palestinians killed in Gaza according to local health authorities cited by the UN, 1,219 people killed in Israel on Oct. 7, and 49 hostages still held of whom at least 27 are reported dead, according to the Israeli military.