Gaza's death toll reached 50,277 with 26 Palestinians killed in the past 24 hours. Morning newspapers reported on Israeli operations in Jenin making it "uninhabitable" with 600 homes destroyed.
By midday, Al-Qassam Brigades released a video of an Israeli hostage with the message "time is running out," showing him pleading that military force cannot free captives.
The ceasefire negotiations intensified with reports of a new Egyptian proposal. By evening, Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya announced they had accepted a mediator-presented proposal from two days prior, emphasizing that resistance weapons remain a "red line" and rejecting displacement of Palestinians.
Netanyahu's office responded by submitting an alternative proposal coordinated with Washington.
Religious authorities announced Sunday as the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Palestine, while Israeli forces launched a new ground operation in Al-Juneina neighborhood in Rafah.