Roughly one in four residents of Gaza City have evacuated amid preparations for an intense Israeli assault on the remaining Hamas strongholds, according to estimates from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Over recent weeks, tens of thousands more civilians have fled, with the total evacuee count reaching about 280,000 under Israeli estimates. However, Hamas‑run civil defense reports a far lower figure, stating fewer than 70,000 people have left.
The Hamas hospital cover-up has been exposed in newly released internal communications, revealing that the terror group allowed international NGOs—including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Doctors Without Borders—to operate inside hospitals it used as command centers.
Israel launched a surprise airstrike on Hamas targets in Doha, Qatar, early Tuesday after Hamas rejected a final ceasefire deal and claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack in Jerusalem that killed six Israeli civilians. The strike targeted senior Hamas leadership reportedly involved in the hostage negotiations, killing several individuals, including the son of a Hamas negotiator and a Qatari security officer.
Israel has eliminated Mahmoud Afana, the Hamas terrorist who infamously called his parents to boast about murdering ten Jews during the October 7, 2023 massacre. The strike took place Thursday in Deir al-Balah, according to Israeli media reports citing Palestinian sources.
President Donald Trump’s administration has floated a proposal to end the war in Gaza by securing the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for halting military operations. The deal has been conveyed to Hamas but has not yet been accepted.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched renewed operations this weekend in northern Gaza, advancing into the Jabaliya area — a known Hamas stronghold near Gaza City — despite escalating international accusations that Israel’s military campaign amounts to “genocide.”
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese sparked outrage after a recent speech in which she defended Hamas, downplaying its terror record and calling it a legitimate "political force."
