Overview

• Gaza health authorities reported at least 28 people killed on Thursday, most in Gaza City, as fighting moves closer to the center.
• Residents described heavy bombardment in Zeitoun, Sabra and Shejaia, with tanks pushing into eastern Sheikh Radwan and fires tearing through tent encampments.
• The Israeli military says it is operating on Gaza City’s outskirts to dismantle tunnels and locate weapons, while international criticism and domestic unease over strategy persist.
• Israel says about 70,000 civilians have left the city under renewed evacuation orders, a figure Palestinian officials dispute as less than half that number, with many still in harm’s way.
• Health officials say 370 people, including 131 children, have died from malnutrition and starvation, and prospects for a ceasefire and a hostage-release deal remain bleak with 48 captives still held.