Overview

• President Donald Trump predicted a ceasefire could be achieved in Gaza “within the next week”, as Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister, Ron Dermer is set to visit Washington for talks on both Gaza and Iran.

• The US has reportedly notified regional mediators that it is actively pressuring Prime Minister Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza.

• Seven soldiers from the combat engineering Unit from Battalion 605 were killed when a Hamas militant threw an explosive device into their armored personnel carrier.

• IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir declared Iran is no longer a nuclear threshold state after the Israeli and US strikes.

• Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, announced that Iran will not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to install cameras at its nuclear facilities.

• The “Abu Shabab” militia accused Hamas of turning medical facilities—especially the Nasr Hospital—into military posts and weapons storage sites, using ambulances and health buildings for combat and detention

Gaza

Ceasefire Deal

• US Mediation: US envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to visit Cairo soon for crucial ceasefire and hostage deal talks. Egyptian sources revealed that the US is organizing a Gaza meeting in Doha and intends to present a plan to end the war…