Overview
- After a Hamas attack in Rafah that killed an Israeli soldier, Israel launched overnight strikes across Gaza, and Palestinian sources reported more than 100 dead, including women and children.
- Israel said the ceasefire was reactivated Wednesday morning, yet it later struck what it called terrorist infrastructure in Beit Lahia during the nominal pause.
- US and Israeli teams, joined by smaller foreign delegations, are advancing phase-two planning in Kiryat Gat without a Palestinian delegation present.
- Officials say a proposed multinational stabilization force has not been formed and would require an international mandate, with its composition still disputed.
- Hamas transferred two bodies to the ICRC for handover to Israel, and a separate Israeli operation in Blida, south Lebanon, reportedly killed a municipal worker.