Overview

• At dawn, families held a minute of silence at the Nova festival site near Reim, with a large evening vigil organized by victims’ families planned in Tel Aviv.
• Indirect Israel–Hamas negotiations opened Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh and were described by mediators as positive, with sessions due to resume and a goal of a ceasefire tied to a hostage-for-prisoners exchange.
• Israeli authorities say 47 people remain held in Gaza, including 25 declared dead, out of the 251 abducted on October 7, 2023.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports more than 67,160 deaths since the war began, figures treated as reliable by the UN, and UN OCHA data show roughly 77% of roads and 78% of buildings damaged or destroyed.
• Diaspora tensions intensified after a Manchester synagogue attack that killed two and wounded three, as about 3,000 people rallied in London to honor victims and call for the hostages’ release.