Overview

• US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Ambassador Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza on Friday to inspect food distribution centers operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports at least 91 Palestinians were killed and more than 600 wounded in the past 24 hours while seeking aid.
• The Israeli defense body coordinating humanitarian shipments says 270 aid trucks entered Gaza and 32 pallets were airdropped on Wednesday, far short of the 500 to 600 daily trucks needed.
• UN agencies and the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warn that Gaza is experiencing a worst-case famine scenario, with a third of residents going days without food.
• President Trump is poised to sign a new humanitarian aid plan and has revoked visas for Palestinian Authority and PLO officials.