Overview
- The IDF reports daily incidents since Feb. 5, including a Rafah attack on Monday by four gunmen emerging from a tunnel shaft who were subsequently killed.
- Israeli forces say they found 110 mortar shells in UNRWA aid bags and additional rockets hidden in blankets, with drones also filming fighters moved by ambulance between a hospital and a school in Jabalia.
- Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal publicly rejected giving up weapons, stating the group will not accept efforts to criminalize armed resistance.
- The White House insists demilitarization is mandatory, yet analysts warn voluntary disarmament is unlikely and that military or DDR-style alternatives would be slow, contentious, and constrain reconstruction.
- An ISF commander has been appointed and Indonesia says it is preparing 5,000–8,000 engineering and medical troops, but the force lacks a clear mandate, has few confirmed contributors, and faces uncertain deployment.