Overview
- The UN Security Council adopted a US resolution authorizing an international force to help disarm Hamas and oversee Gaza’s stabilization through 2027, with 13 votes in favor and abstentions from Russia and China.
- Israeli leaders reiterated rejection of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan and signaled the IDF will retain a presence in strategic parts of Gaza, complicating the resolution’s implementation.
- Torrential rains have deepened Gaza’s humanitarian emergency, with NGOs reporting that over 90% of roughly 135,000 displacement tents are now unusable and essential supplies remain scarce.
- Italy’s Consiglio supremo di difesa confirmed full support for Ukraine, framed a twelfth military-aid decree, and warned that widespread Russian drone use and hybrid threats require upgraded European defenses.
- Poland said damage on the Warsaw–Lublin rail line used for Ukraine aid was sabotage and opened an investigation, as Russian strikes killed at least three in Balakliya and hit energy and port sites around Odesa.