The day captives blamed Netanyahu and Gaza towers fell

Palestinian media marked the 700th day of the Israeli offensive, consistently framing it as "genocide." A key development was Hamas's release of new videos showing Israeli captives reportedly wandering in Gaza City, explicitly stating they are "hostages of Netanyahu" and blaming him for their predicament. Concurrently, reports detailed intense Israeli shelling and destruction of Gaza's residential towers, like Mushtaha Tower, which Hamas asserted aimed to systematically displace Palestinians southward. Egypt firmly rejected any involvement in such displacement plans or opening the Rafah crossing for Israeli schemes, criticizing Netanyahu's accusations against Cairo. The humanitarian crisis, including starvation deaths, continued, alongside settler violence and arrests in the West Bank. Diplomatically, China and Japan signaled intent to recognize a Palestinian state, and Trump claimed ongoing "deep negotiations" with Hamas, indicating various international pressures.