Overview

• Hamas released a video of hostage Maxim Harkin, injured and trapped in a tunnel, urging Israelis to protest their government for a ceasefire and hostage release.
• Harkin, a 35-year-old abducted at the Nova Festival in October 2023, disclosed that 59 hostages remain underground in Gaza with no medical care.
• Israel's security cabinet approved expanded military operations in Gaza, mobilizing additional reservist brigades and the Eighth Infantry Division.
• Israeli forces conducted widespread airstrikes in Gaza, reportedly killing 11 civilians, including three children, in Khan Yunis, while targeting military sites in Syria.
• The Israeli military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, highlighting the increasing regional spillover of the conflict.