Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir, has approved a detailed plan to capture Gaza City, the enclave’s largest urban center. Israeli broadcasters said the ground campaign, expected to last about four months, would begin after further security-cabinet clearances. Tanks and armored bulldozers already pushed into the Sabra district on Monday under heavy artillery cover, prompting fresh displacement as warplanes struck surrounding neighborhoods. Humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate. The Palestinian Health Ministry reported the territory’s overall death toll at more than 62,000 after 22 months of war. Separate ministry data put hunger-related fatalities at 263, including 112 children, while UN-backed analysts warned that famine is unfolding amid scant access to clean water, medicine and food. UNRWA said efforts to replace the U.N. aid mechanism with ad-hoc arrangements had ‘brought chaos and death’ and urged a return to a unified distribution system. Against that backdrop, Hamas on Monday accepted the latest ceasefire proposal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. According to officials briefed on the talks, the framework would suspend hostilities for 60 days, pair a phased release of Israeli hostages with the freeing of Palestinian prisoners and open negotiations toward a permanent truce. Israel has not endorsed the offer. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office reiterated that any comprehensive halt to the war requires the full release of all captives and compliance with Israel’s other conditions, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Israel Katz argued that Hamas agreed to talks only because of Israel’s threat to occupy Gaza City. The looming assault, persistent airstrikes and deepening food shortages have driven thousands of Palestinians west and south inside the strip. Israeli protestors demanding a hostage deal staged one of the largest demonstrations since the conflict began, underscoring mounting domestic pressure on the government even as military preparations accelerate.