Overview

• Local officials reported dozens killed on Thursday as bombardments hit Gaza City districts including Zeitoun, Sabra, Shejaia and Sheikh Radwan, with tent encampments and makeshift shelters among the sites struck.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry said the overall Palestinian death toll has surpassed 64,000 since October 2023, with hospitals reporting children among those killed in the latest attacks on tents near Al‑Shifa Hospital and in the al‑Nasr area.
• UN‑backed monitors have declared a famine and health authorities report roughly 370 malnutrition deaths, including at least 131 children, as aid access remains severely constrained across the enclave.
• Israel says 70,000 civilians have left Gaza City under new evacuation orders, Palestinian and UN officials say many remain with no safe route, and a senior Israeli official forecast up to one million people could be pushed south.
• Newly reported classified Israeli military data indicate about three‑quarters of Palestinians detained from Gaza under the ‘unlawful combatants’ law are civilians held without charge, highlighting mounting rights concerns.
• Hamas reaffirmed acceptance of an August ceasefire and hostage‑exchange proposal that includes releasing the remaining captives, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office dismissed the statement as spin and no deal has been reached.