A terrorist infiltrated the Tayasir military post at dawn, killing two reserve soldiers - Ofer Yung and Avraham "Zvika" Friedman - and wounding six others. The attacker, wearing civilian clothes with a military vest, took control of a guard tower before being eliminated.
Netanyahu's delegation to Qatar for phase two hostage negotiations was delayed and limited to discussing only phase one implementation. By afternoon, released hostage Romi Gonen's mother revealed details of untreated injuries and psychological torture during captivity.
The evening brought Netanyahu and Trump's White House meeting, where Trump announced unprecedented sanctions against Iran while outlining a plan for permanent Gazan relocation. Trump stated Saudi Arabia isn't demanding Palestinian statehood for normalization, and suggested Egypt and Jordan would accept Gaza's population, describing the territory as uninhabitable for 10-15 years.