🔹 Intensified Military Operation
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced plans to expand military operations in Gaza, aiming to seize large areas and create "security zones." The operation includes a large-scale evacuation of Palestinians.

🔹 Deadly Airstrikes on UN Clinic & Civilians
💥 Jabalia Strike: At least 19 Palestinians, including 9 children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN clinic sheltering displaced families.
💥 Khan Younis Attack: 12 more killed, including women and children, after a home was bombed.

🇮🇱 Israeli Military Response:

Claimed they targeted Hamas operatives hiding in a command-and-control center.
Stated that precautionary measures were taken to minimize civilian harm.

🔹 Evacuations & Ground Troop Movements
🚨 140,000 residents in Rafah ordered to evacuate.
🚨 Israeli tanks advancing into central & eastern Rafah.

🔹 Ceasefire & Hostage Dispute
🔸 Israel blames Hamas for rejecting a US ceasefire proposal to free 59 hostages.
🔸 Hamas accuses Israel of violating the previous agreement.
🔸 Families of hostages in Israel demand the government prioritize their release.

🔹 Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
🚫 No aid allowed into Gaza since March 2—the longest blockade of the war.
🚑 UN & medical aid cut after Israeli forces killed medics & first responders.

🔹 Casualty Toll
🔸 More than 50,399 killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
🔸 Israel's military campaign began after Hamas' October 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.