Overview

• Troops and tanks moved into Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, with residents reporting destroyed homes, tent camps and shelters, and local officials citing at least 24 people killed on Wednesday.
• Roughly 40,000 reservists have been mobilized, and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told call-ups the maneuver in Gaza City has begun.
• The UN-backed IPC has declared famine in parts of Gaza, with Gaza health authorities reporting 367 malnutrition deaths, including 131 children, and more than 63,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023.
• Humanitarian agencies warn the offensive could uproot up to one million people, as evacuation orders mount and overcrowded southern areas leave few viable places to relocate.
• Hostage diplomacy remains stalled as Qatar says no Israeli response to the latest proposal and protests grow in Israel; Belgium says it will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN this month, and Yemen’s Houthis claim a Red Sea attack linked to Israel.