Israeli forces intensify bombardment in Gaza City while Egypt mediates with Hamas

Residents and medics reported that eight individuals lost their lives due to Israeli tank shelling targeting a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood. Additionally, another person was killed in an airstrike on a building in the nearby Shejaia suburb. Israeli forces continued their offensive by destroying houses in the eastern parts of Gaza City overnight, resulting in the deaths of at least 11 individuals from aerial and tank fire, according to local health authorities. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas communicated to mediators its willingness to engage in ceasefire negotiations.