The Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo to discuss a potential ceasefire based on a "comprehensive deal" framework, as casualties mounted with reports citing 51,495 killed and 117,524 injured. Al-Qassam Brigades released footage of rescuing Israeli prisoners from a bombed tunnel, prompting prisoners' families to claim military pressure was killing their captives.
The World Food Programme announced complete depletion of Gaza food stocks, with UN officials warning Gaza had entered "stage of famine." Humanitarian organizations reported moldy flour selling at high prices as hunger intensified across the territory.
President Abbas appointed Hussein Al-Sheikh as his deputy, institutionalizing succession plans following yesterday's PLO decision to create the position. This appointment, reportedly enjoying Israeli and American approval, occurred amid controversy over the US Justice Department lifting UNRWA's immunity, which Hamas denounced as dangerous bias toward "liquidating" the agency.