A British surgeon, Dr. Tom Potokar, working at the European Hospital near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, has described the region as a "slaughterhouse" due to the intense and continuous bombardment by Israeli forces. His assessment came after Palestinian health officials reported that at least 130 people were killed overnight into Sunday.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have confirmed the commencement of "extensive ground operations throughout the northern and southern Gaza Strip." Dr. Potokar recounted, "Another day of devastation here in Gaza," highlighting the horrific stories emerging from the northern part, particularly around the Indonesian Hospital. He expressed the difficulty in articulating the situation, emphasizing the constant sound of bombardment jets overhead and drawing a parallel to Cambodia's killing fields, where over a million people were murdered by the Khmer Rouge.

According to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, 464 people have died in Israeli military strikes in the week leading up to Sunday. The IDF stated that its air force struck "over 670 Hamas terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip to disrupt enemy preparations and support ground operations" during the same period. Dr. Potokar detailed the impact on individuals, recounting treating severe explosive injuries, including a young woman with leg and shoulder fractures and a large buttock wound, who was unaware that her entire family had been killed in the onslaught.

Israel has escalated its war in Gaza to increase pressure on Hamas, seize territory, displace Palestinians to the south, and exert greater control over aid distribution. They have launched new extensive ground operations in Gaza, following airstrikes that resulted in the deaths of over 100 people, including dozens of children, and forced the closure of northern Gaza's main hospital.

A spokesperson for the Hamas-run health ministry reported that entire families were wiped off the civil registration record due to Israeli bombardment and the closure of the Indonesian Hospital. Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, reported over 48 deaths, mostly women and children, in an area sheltering displaced people. In Deir al Balah, at least 12 people were killed in three separate strikes, while the Gaza health ministry and the Palestinian Civil Defence reported 19 deaths in Jabalia in northern Gaza. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on these strikes.

Ceasefire talks are ongoing in Qatar, discussing the possibility of ending the war, a truce, and a hostage deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that any lasting truce must include the demilitarisation of Gaza and the exile of Hamas militants. However, a senior Israeli official indicated minimal progress in the talks. Sky News Arabia reported that Hamas proposed freeing about half of its Israeli hostages in exchange for a two-month ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. A Palestinian official noted that Hamas is flexible on the number of hostages but emphasized the issue lies with Israel's commitment to ending the war.