Overview

• A UN‑supported IPC assessment says parts of Gaza are in famine, with UN agencies urging an immediate ceasefire and unhindered aid access, while Israel's prime minister rejects the finding.
• Germany, France and the UK formally submitted a letter to the UN Security Council to activate the snapback mechanism, setting up potential reimposition of UN sanctions within 30 days.
• The IAEA has reported Iran held more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to about 60 percent, intensifying proliferation concerns at the center of the E3 move.
• During a Navy visit, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Russia is testing defensive readiness and pledged stronger support for the Bundeswehr and protection of alliance territory.
• Media reports citing US and other Western officials say Russian or Russia‑linked drones have surveilled logistics routes in eastern Germany for Ukraine-bound materiel, with Defense Minister Boris Pistorius acknowledging limited countermeasures on civilian terrain.