Trump's optimism about an imminent Gaza deal collapsed as Hamas delivered its response to the Witkoff framework. The organization offered to release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies but demanded a permanent ceasefire lasting up to seven years and complete Israeli withdrawal from areas captured since March. US envoy Witkoff called the response "totally unacceptable" and said it took negotiations backward.
The IAEA revealed Iran had secretly enriched enough uranium for nine to ten nuclear weapons, prompting Netanyahu's office to issue a rare Saturday statement urging immediate international action. Iranian citizens told Israeli media they hoped for strikes to topple the ayatollahs' regime.
The IDF officially confirmed Mohammed Sinwar's elimination in Khan Younis three weeks earlier, alongside the Rafah brigade commander. Israel also blocked a Saudi-led delegation from visiting Ramallah and conducted strikes in Syria. Former Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer died at 81.