Overview

• Israeli forces have isolated northern Gaza, launching intense airstrikes and preparing for urban warfare in Gaza City, leading to a significant increase in Palestinian casualties which have now surpassed 10,000 deaths.
• Civilian casualties, damages to infrastructure, and a shortage of essential services like food and medical aid have escalated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, prompting international agencies to plead for an immediate ceasefire.
• Despite Israel blocking Gaza's telephone networks and imposing a communications blackout, it asserts that it has provided a one-way corridor for residents to flee the ongoing conflict. However, an estimated 70% of the population have been reported as displaced.
• Israel has rejected calls for a pause in the fighting to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and the release of hostages seized by Hamas. U.S. diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire and negotiations for the release of hostages remain unsuccessful.
• Gaza's hospitals are operating under deteriorating conditions due to a lack of supplies and continuous bombings, and are struggling to cope with the influx of patients from other hospitals that have closed down.