Overview
- Israeli and Thai officials said remains returned from Gaza were identified as Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, leaving only the body of Israeli captive Ran Gvili still to be returned.
- After clashes in Rafah that left four Israeli soldiers wounded, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Israel would respond as the army said militants emerged from a subterranean site.
- The Israeli military said its forces killed nearly 40 Hamas fighters trapped in Rafah tunnels, including several local commanders, a claim not independently verified by the group.
- Local hospital and Gaza authorities reported an Israeli strike on tents in Al Mawasi near Khan Younis killed five people, including two children, as both sides trade accusations of ceasefire violations.
- Israel announced plans to reopen the Rafah crossing only for exits under EU supervision, while Egypt denied coordination and insisted on two-way movement, and Axios reported that President Donald Trump intends to unveil a technocratic Gaza government before Christmas.