Overview

• The Israel Defense Forces formally approved a broad operational framework for the next phase of offensive actions in Gaza, marking a shift toward potential occupation amid debate over the scale of control.
• A coalition of 27 countries, led by Italy and EU officials, issued an urgent appeal demanding Israel grant full, unobstructed humanitarian access to Gaza in response to spreading famine and record malnutrition.
• Hamas dispatched a delegation to Cairo to resume negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage releases, while U.S. officials are exploring an alternative aid corridor through Suwayda in southern Syria.
• Contested reports of voluntary relocation plans for Gazans to third countries and the naming of Palestinian businessman Samir Halilah as a potential postwar governor have been denied by implicated states and remain unconfirmed.
• Israel’s next moves will balance political calls for wider territorial control, military caution over occupation costs, intensifying humanitarian demands and ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.