The day's dominant story was Israel's ultimatum to Hamas over incendiary kites and balloons from Gaza, with Defense Minister Katz ordering the military to treat them as acts of war and threatening assassinations and evacuations. This followed a morning of Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza that killed several, including a child in Askar camp, and continued settler violence in the West Bank, including a 15-day siege of Qusra. Political developments included Fatah canceling a meeting with Hamas in Cairo, while Egyptian-Palestinian talks focused on unity. By evening, Hamas accused Israel of using children's kites as a pretext for escalation.