Overview

• The Israeli military said it struck about 250 targets across central and southern Gaza in the past 48 hours, focusing on militant positions, tunnels and weapons sites.
• Hospital officials reported airstrikes pounded residential areas in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis, hitting a fuel station and killing civilians.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 57,000 Palestinians have died since October 2023, with shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies raising famine concerns.
• Hamas continues to hold roughly 50 hostages taken in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack, and their detention remains a key obstacle to any truce.
• President Trump has signaled he is close to a ceasefire deal that could free more hostages and ease the war, but negotiators have not reached an agreement.