Overview

• Hamas has officially rejected Israel's proposed 45-day ceasefire, which included the release of 11 hostages in exchange for the group's disarmament, calling the demand a 'million red lines.'
• Israeli airstrikes continue to target Gaza, including a recent attack on the Kuwaiti Field Hospital, killing a medic and injuring several others, exacerbating the territory’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
• Hamas claims it has lost contact with the captors of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander after an Israeli strike, raising concerns about his safety and complicating hostage negotiations.
• Pressure mounts on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as reservists, military officials, and public opinion increasingly call for a negotiated resolution to secure the release of remaining hostages.
• The United Nations has warned that Gaza’s humanitarian situation has reached its worst point in the 18-month conflict, with no humanitarian aid allowed into the territory for over six weeks.