The military called up 60,000 reservists as the government advances a plan to seize Gaza City, though most reservists are not expected to serve in combat and the Gaza City strategy remains unfinalised. The mobilisation will take weeks, giving mediators time to pursue a temporary ceasefire that Hamas has accepted but Israel has not officially responded to. The proposal seeks a 60-day ceasefire, release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for about 200 long-serving Palestinian prisoners. Israel insists all 50 remaining hostages be released immediately; officials estimate around 20 are still alive. Escalating shelling in Sabra and Tuffah has displaced thousands and residents describe dire survival choices.
In Gaza City, thousands of Palestinians have left their homes as Israeli forces have escalated shelling on the Sabra and Tuffah neighbourhoods. Some families have left for shelters along the coast, while others have moved to central and southern parts of the enclave, according to residents there. "We are facing a bitter-bitter situation, to die at home or leave and die somewhere else, as long as this war continues, survival is uncertain," said Rabah Abu Elias,
The proposal calls for a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 10 living hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas militants and of 18 bodies. In turn, Israel would release about 200 long-serving Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. The Israeli government has restated that all of the remaining 50 hostages held by militants in Gaza must be released at once. Israeli officials believe that around 20 of them are still alive.
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