Four IDF soldiers died when a booby-trapped building collapsed in Khan Younis after they entered to clear it at 06:05. Staff Sergeant Chen Gross and Sergeant Major Yoav Revor were among the dead, with five others wounded. The incident prompted military analysts to question operational logic, noting Hamas has learned IDF procedures and begun professionally booby-trapping structures.
Netanyahu claimed "significant progress" in overnight draft negotiations with Knesset Speaker Edelstein, though ultra-Orthodox parties disputed any advancement. United Torah Judaism cooled to the announcement while Shas accused them of false denials, deepening the coalition crisis that began with yesterday's rabbinical decision to dissolve the Knesset.
The IDF conducted extensive strikes on Hezbollah drone production facilities in Beirut's Dahieh district, the most significant since the ceasefire. Iran ordered thousands of tons of ballistic missile materials from China, potentially enabling 800 missiles. The Gaza Humanitarian Fund closed all aid distribution centers indefinitely, citing security concerns.