Overview

• Tanks advanced into central neighborhoods including Tel al-Hawa, with witnesses reporting armor near Al-Quds and Al-Shifa hospitals as urban fighting intensified.
• Medics and Gaza’s civil defence reported dozens killed, including a strike on a shelter near Firas market, while the Israeli military said it targeted two Hamas militants and sought to limit civilian harm.
• Displacement figures vary widely, with Israel saying about 550,000 have fled south, Gaza’s civil defence citing roughly 450,000, and Gaza authorities claiming more than 900,000 remain in the city.
• Civilians describe prohibitive evacuation costs and scarce transport—often running into hundreds to over a thousand dollars for a ride or tent—as hospitals lack basic supplies for routine treatment.
• Reports from Israeli and local media describe the use of explosive‑laden remote vehicles to level urban blocks, while a senior UN humanitarian official condemned impunity and warned of a declared famine and a death toll exceeding 65,000.