UK media maintained significant focus on Gaza, initially reporting a British surgeon's claims of IDF actions and France's recognition of a Palestinian state, drawing condemnation from the US and Israel. Discussions in UK policy circles on Palestine statehood also emerged. Domestically, early coverage centered on migrant hotels and community tensions, and later, the conclusion of the Jay Slater inquest provided answers. The Home Office's stricter approach to asylum seekers refusing accommodation became prominent. As the day progressed, the Gaza humanitarian crisis intensified with UN warnings of widespread hunger and more malnutrition deaths, while a British hostage's account of captivity emerged. In the evening, Donald Trump's arrival in Scotland and his immediate statements on immigration "killing Europe" resonated, tying international commentary to persistent UK domestic concerns about migration.