Overview
- Israel said fighters emerged from a Rafah tunnel and hit an army vehicle with an anti-tank missile, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the truce, which Hamas’s military wing denied while reaffirming commitment to the cease-fire.
- Israel conducted about 20 airstrikes in Rafah and other areas; U.S. and Israeli officials coordinated in advance and an American official urged a proportionate response, according to reporting.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Netanyahu in Jerusalem to review implementation, as U.S. officials increase oversight and signal they could back targeted Israeli measures if violations persist.
- A Hamas delegation reached Cairo for talks with Egyptian and Qatari officials on Palestinian dialogue and next steps in the agreement, including Rafah crossing operations, increased aid deliveries of 400 trucks daily, and Israeli pullbacks.
- Egypt’s media chief Diaa Rashwan said phase one of the 20-point plan has not been fully carried out and warned that resistance within Israel to withdrawals and technocratic governance is stalling movement to phase two.