Overview
- The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was formally restored following a night of intensive Israeli bombardments that preceded the pause.
- Local Gaza sources reported about 100 or more Palestinian civilians killed, including many children, drawing strong condemnation from the United Nations and its human rights chief.
- The Israel Defense Forces said they conducted targeted operations killing dozens of militants, naming several Hamas Nukhba commanders, and confirmed a separate strike that killed Hezbollah logistics official Hussein Ali Tohmeh in southern Lebanon.
- Israel accused Hamas of breaching the truce through a deadly Rafah incident and by failing to return the remains of 13 hostages, while Hamas denied responsibility and cited difficult conditions for recoveries.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a ban on ICRC visits to prisoners classified as terrorists, as the United States urged limited, proportionate Israeli responses and Qatar and Egypt continued mediation to prevent collapse of the truce.