Italian media initially focused on the deepening Israel-Palestine conflict, reporting the commencement of Israel's first phase of Gaza City's occupation, including tank deployments, and UN calls for a ceasefire. This shifted mid-morning as Mediobanca's shareholder assembly rejected the takeover bid for Banca Generali, becoming a prominent domestic financial story. Concurrently, the historic Leoncavallo social center in Milan was evicted after 31 years, sparking political debate. Later, the EU-US finalized a tariff agreement, setting 15% rates on cars and pharmaceuticals, but without consensus on wine. Reports also emerged of a Ukrainian citizen arrested in Rimini for suspected involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosion. By afternoon, attention pivoted to President Trump's reported withdrawal from mediating the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with his statement about peace being known within two weeks, amid ongoing tensions between Moscow and Kyiv.