14h/ Saturday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the deaths of five senior Hamas leaders as Israeli military operations intensified across Gaza, the West Bank, and southern Lebanon, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed six militants in recent airstrikes. The IDF also reported killing Ala Raouf Shetiyya, linked to a May car-ramming attack in the West Bank, and continued combat against Hezbollah in Lebanon, with Hamas officials meeting international mediators in Cairo to discuss a peace initiative led by Donald Trump and a UN-backed plan. Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry and UNCTAD highlighted the ongoing humanitarian crisis, emphasizing tens of thousands dead and injured, infrastructure destroyed, and a protracted economic recovery estimated at $70 billion in reconstruction needs.