Overview

• Kan Reshet Bet, citing Arab sources, reports Hamas has relocated some hostages above ground to complicate an anticipated IDF entry.
• Those accounts say captives are being held in private homes and in tents in Gaza City.
• Hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal’s mother told IDF Radio he is being used as a human shield and appeared severely dehydrated in recent videos.
• The IDF issued new evacuation orders and intensified strikes on more than 500 targets, while Israeli officials accuse Hamas of blocking residents from leaving.
• Arab reports say Hamas appointed Az al-Din Haddad, Raed Saad, Mohammed Odeh and Mahanad Rajab to oversee defenses in the city.