Overview

• Hostage families orchestrated a nationwide strike that brought businesses and transportation to a standstill to demand an immediate ceasefire and the return of roughly 50 abducted Israelis.
• Israeli Police detained 38 demonstrators for public order offenses during protests in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa as clashes broke out at roadblocks.
• IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approved a plan to evacuate Gaza City over nearly two months before encircling and occupying the densely populated urban area.
• Hamas negotiators in Cairo are reviewing a new 60-day truce proposal that outlines phased releases of hostages in exchange for a temporary halt to fighting.
• Amnesty International accused Israel of conducting a deliberate campaign of starvation in Gaza at the same time the Hamas-run Health Ministry reported recent deaths from malnutrition.