Overview

• Palestinian health officials report at least 135 killed and 771 wounded in Israeli strikes and attacks over the past day, marking one of the deadliest single-day tolls since October 2023.
• At least 38 Palestinians died overnight seeking aid at UN convoys and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites after Israeli troops fired warning shots at crowds.
• Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said tanks alone cannot defeat Hamas and proposed using humanitarian assistance as a strategic lever against Gaza’s civilian population.
• The Trump administration has signaled it will grant Israel expanded operational freedom in Gaza in exchange for improved coordination of humanitarian deliveries.
• A United Nations report warns that only 1.5 percent of Gaza’s cropland remains accessible and undamaged, intensifying famine concerns across the besieged territory.