Overview
- Israel briefly resumed strikes in Gaza after a soldier was killed, then said the truce was back in effect with a stated right to respond to future breaches, and local health services reported more than 100 Palestinians killed in the flare-up.
- About 13 bodies of Israeli hostages remain unrecovered under the U.S.-brokered deal, with Israel accusing Hamas—via drone footage—of deceptive handling of remains, a claim the group disputes while continuing supervised searches inside designated “yellow line” zones.
- Qatar’s prime minister called the attack on Israeli soldiers a violation of the cease-fire and said Doha is coordinating closely with the United States to keep the agreement on track, as pressure mounts on Hamas to complete the returns.
- WHO said it received information indicating more than 460 people were killed at a hospital in El-Fasher, prompting calls for a cease-fire in Sudan; the health minister in the RSF-aligned “Tasis” administration denied patient executions and said probes and arrests were under way.
- The Quad plan by Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. for a three-month humanitarian truce and a transition has broad international backing but faces resistance from Sudan’s army leaders and Islamist allies, while Egypt engaged Khartoum and the Samoud civil coalition urged immediate acceptance.