Overview
- Palestinian reports say Israeli forces struck areas in northern and southern Gaza despite the October 10 truce, with Gaza authorities alleging nearly 300 violations since it took effect.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 261 Palestinians killed and 632 wounded during post-truce incidents, with recent heavy rains further straining conditions for displaced families.
- The Israeli army acknowledged firing near UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon after misidentifying a FINUL patrol in poor weather, an episode UNIFIL called a grave breach of Resolution 1701.
- The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a U.S. resolution backing the peace plan and authorizing an international stabilization force in Gaza, with a rival Russian draft pressing stronger statehood language.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed opposition to a Palestinian state, announced a non‑state investigative commission into October 7 failures, and pledged forceful measures against settler violence in the West Bank.