Israel presents an "evacuation" plan for civilians and defends the offensive against Rafah. 2.2 million people, the vast majority of the population, face "massive famine", according to the UN.
Representatives of Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Israel, together with Hamas envoys, are holding a new round of negotiations in Doha for a ceasefire. An American soldier sets himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington in "extreme protest" against the war.