Overview
- Israel’s Security Cabinet was slated to meet Sunday to weigh renewed fighting, with Al Jazeera later saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose smaller consultations instead.
- Senior IDF officers urged a restart of operations, saying Hamas is rebuilding rockets and other weapons and that Southern Command is ready to move once given the order.
- Palestinian factions submitted a joint plan tying disarmament to political rights and statehood that US and Israeli officials rejected after talks in Cairo and Istanbul.
- Mediators, led by Nickolay Mladenov with Egypt and Turkey, are pressing a 281‑day, five‑stage disarmament plan that would link aid, reconstruction, and border openings to phased weapons surrender, which the factions have refused.
- On the ground, Israeli forces have pushed the ceasefire’s “Yellow Line” west, raising control from about 53% to roughly 59% of Gaza, as aid falls short of pledged levels and the reported death toll reaches at least 72,608.