Overview
- Israeli tanks and warplanes advanced into new areas on the edges of Gaza City overnight, with witnesses reporting destroyed homes and residents fleeing.
- The Israeli military said evacuating Gaza City is inevitable and announced two additional aid‑distribution hubs in the south to receive people it plans to move from the north.
- The United Nations has declared famine in parts of Gaza City, and Gaza’s Health Ministry reported at least 313 deaths from hunger, including 10 in the past day.
- President Donald Trump will preside over a White House session to present a U.S. postwar plan for Gaza, according to envoy Steve Witkoff, who provided no participant details.
- The latest mediation draft envisions a 60‑day truce with phased hostage releases and increased aid, and Qatar says it has not received Israel’s response as the Israeli army probes deadly strikes on a Gaza hospital.