Overview

• The Israeli military said forces have repositioned to first-phase deployment lines, with an Israeli official indicating roughly half of Gaza remains under Israeli control.
• The window has opened for Hamas to release the remaining 48 hostages, after which Israel is slated to free about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under the deal.
• Residents and reporters described heavy shelling in several areas before the noon start, while tens of thousands began moving north afterward as the army cautioned against entering zones still deemed dangerous.
• U.N. officials plan a major humanitarian surge, aiming for hundreds of aid trucks daily along with medical supplies, shelter materials and cash support to counter famine conditions.
• U.S. officials say about 200 American personnel will support a multinational monitoring effort from a civil-military coordination center to help oversee implementation and aid flows.