The morning began with the fall of Staff Sergeant (res.) Idan Kenan in Jabalia, marking the continued cost of urban warfare in Gaza. By noon, two more Kfir Brigade warriors fell in the same area - Captain Yogev Pazi and Sergeant Noam Eitan - with Pazi being the second nephew of MK Eisenkot to fall in the war.
In Beirut, the IDF conducted an unusual daylight strike without prior warning, eliminating Hezbollah's chief spokesman Muhammad Afif. This marked an escalation in targeting the organization's leadership structure, following recent strikes in the Dahieh quarter.
The evening brought reports of Hezbollah's conditional acceptance of a US-mediated ceasefire proposal, while Hamas leadership relocated from Qatar to Turkey. These developments followed Qatar's withdrawal from mediation efforts earlier in the week, suggesting a reshuffling of regional diplomatic channels.