Over the past hour, between 2:36 AM and 3:36 AM UTC on October 12th, 2025, footage emerged showing widespread destruction in residential squares and infrastructure in the eastern areas of Birkat Sheikh Radwan and the vicinity of the missile roundabout on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City. Activist Hamza Al-Masri documented the widespread destruction, with buildings turned into rubble. Simultaneously, during a speech by White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, crowds booed the mention of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Footage released by Sky News over the past hour shows the extent of destruction in Gaza City, with activist Hamza Al-Masri documenting destroyed residential squares and infrastructure in Birkat Sheikh Radwan and traces of widespread destruction near the missile roundabout on Al-Jalaa Street. The accounts indicate that buildings were reduced to rubble following recent military actions. In Tel Aviv, during a speech by White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at Hostages Square, attendees reacted negatively to the mention of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This event occurred during the reporting window of October 12th, 2025, between 2:36 AM and 3:36 AM UTC. Previous reports from October 11th, 2025, indicated that the release of 48 hostages was scheduled to commence Monday morning, according to reports. Captivity survivor Amit Soussana also spoke in Tel Aviv on the morning of October 12th, 2025, expressing hope for an upcoming hostage release, contrasting the current rain with her time in captivity. Further context from October 11th includes reports of Hamas militias besieging the Dughmush clan in Gaza City, with claims of killings targeting individuals with the surname Dughmush. This followed an alleged incident where clan members killed a Hamas operative. Additionally, employees of the Qatari embassy in Cairo were involved in a fatal car accident near Sharm El Sheikh on October 11th, 2025, while en route from Cairo, an incident Al-Arabiya sources clarified did not involve the higher-level negotiating delegation. White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were also observed touring Israeli military sites in the Gaza Strip and the Re'im Hostage Return Site on October 11th, accompanied by senior U.S. and Israeli officials. The U.S. Army is reportedly establishing a military headquarters on an IDF base in Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire and the "Trump program."
