Overview

• President Trump said during a White House event that he expects a Gaza ceasefire to be reached within the next week based on talks with negotiators.
• Israeli airstrikes continued overnight across Gaza, killing dozens at displacement shelters and residential areas, health officials said.
• Gaza’s population faces acute famine and a humanitarian breakdown after a two-and-a-half-month blockade, with over 500 Palestinians reported killed near aid distribution sites since late May.
• Qatar and other mediators are attempting to leverage momentum from the recent Israel-Iran truce to revive negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
• Hamas has offered to release remaining hostages under any ceasefire agreement while Israel insists on the group’s disarmament and dismantling as a condition for ending hostilities.