Israeli Forces Penetrate Northern Gaza, Palestinian Death Toll Crosses 10,000 Amid Severe Humanitarian Crisis
Israeli troops prepare for intensified urban warfare in Gaza City as essential services like food and medical aid remain scarce; humanitarian agencies plead for immediate ceasefire amid rising civilian deaths and infrastructural damage.
- Israeli forces have isolated northern Gaza, launching intense airstrikes and preparing for urban warfare in Gaza City, leading to a significant increase in Palestinian casualties which have now surpassed 10,000 deaths.
- Civilian casualties, damages to infrastructure, and a shortage of essential services like food and medical aid have escalated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, prompting international agencies to plead for an immediate ceasefire.
- Despite Israel blocking Gaza's telephone networks and imposing a communications blackout, it asserts that it has provided a one-way corridor for residents to flee the ongoing conflict. However, an estimated 70% of the population have been reported as displaced.
- Israel has rejected calls for a pause in the fighting to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and the release of hostages seized by Hamas. U.S. diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire and negotiations for the release of hostages remain unsuccessful.
- Gaza's hospitals are operating under deteriorating conditions due to a lack of supplies and continuous bombings, and are struggling to cope with the influx of patients from other hospitals that have closed down.












































































































































































































































