Israeli forces launched a major ground offensive into Rafah, displacing approximately 140,000 Palestinians according to UN reports. The military operation coincided with a deadly airstrike on an UNRWA clinic in Jabalia that killed 19 people, with death counts rising throughout the morning.
All Gaza bakeries closed due to fuel and flour shortages, with UNRWA warning of "real famine beginning in days." Civil Defense authorities revealed details about 14 humanitarian workers reportedly executed in Rafah, their bodies found bound in a pit—continuing revelations that began the previous day.
By afternoon, Netanyahu announced control over what he called a "second Philadelphia corridor," describing a plan to "dismember Gaza" to pressure Hamas. The Palestinian presidency condemned Israel's plan to separate Rafah from Khan Younis.
Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque prompted Egyptian and Palestinian condemnations. Meanwhile, Hamas decided not to respond to Israel's latest ceasefire proposal modifications.