Overview

• President Trump departed for the region to visit Israel and then attend a signing ceremony in Egypt, saying the Israel–Hamas war is over and that he will co-chair a Gaza peace summit with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will join the Egypt conference and announced a £20 million package for Gaza focused on water, sanitation and health services, with reports citing more than 67,000 Palestinians killed and over 170,000 injured.
• Trump asserted he halted multiple conflicts, including by threatening tariffs on India and Pakistan, while New Delhi has maintained the Operation Sindoor ceasefire was achieved through direct military talks without U.S. mediation.
• Karnataka’s Congress-led government ordered that RSS shakhas not be allowed on government and aided schools, public grounds and other state land, a move sharply criticized by state BJP chief B.Y. Vijayendra.
• Kerala Police opened an investigation into the death of IT professional Anandu Aji after his final post alleged repeated sexual abuse by RSS members, as Priyanka Gandhi called for a full and impartial probe.