Overview

• Video and witness accounts show a second blast striking rescuers at Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital after an initial hit, drawing censure from the U.N. human rights office and press-freedom groups.
• The Israeli military says it targeted a suspected Hamas surveillance camera and has opened an inquiry acknowledging “gaps,” while providing no public evidence and offering no explanation for the second strike.
• Gaza health officials said the hospital death toll rose to 22, including five journalists and medical and emergency workers, a figure referenced by U.N. agencies demanding an effective investigation.
• U.S. officials met Israeli counterparts in Washington on post-war planning, and envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump would chair a separate meeting to present a comprehensive plan.
• Israel signaled a new phase by telling Gaza City residents to prepare to evacuate as forces operate around the city, the U.N. reported famine with 313 starvation-related deaths, and mediators said Hamas accepted a 60-day truce proposal that still awaits Israel’s formal response.