"Escalating Israel-Hamas Conflict: Updates, Public Trust in IDF Soars"
Israel plans to direct a significant portion of Rafah's population to humanitarian zones in central Gaza ahead of a planned ground offensive, while Lebanon plans to file a complaint against Israel with the U.N. Security Council for strikes reaching deeper into its territory. An airstrike on a food aid distribution center in southern Gaza targeted and killed a high-ranking member of Hamas, leading to condemnation from UNRWA. The death toll in Gaza has risen to at least 31,341 people killed and 73,134 injured, with Israel estimating about 1,200 people killed in Hamas's attack and 249 soldiers killed since the start of its military operation.