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According to Palestinian sources, Hamas supports a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. However, Hamas “considers its weapons a national right linked to the occupation.”

President Donald Trump's comprehensive Gaza peace framework offers a pathway toward Palestinian statehood recognition while demanding immediate Hamas disarmament and international oversight, creating potential breakthrough in the 20-month conflict.

The son of a senior Hamas leader urged seafarers to mount a maritime show of support for Israel, saying, "A blue-and-white wall for the hostages, for every Israeli still breathing."

US President Donald Trump’s 21-point peace plan for Gaza calls for the release of all hostages within 48 hours of an agreement, in exchange for a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip. The proposal also requires Israel to pledge not to strike Qatar again.

Trump said that negotiations toward a hostage deal are advancing, suggesting it could end the war in Gaza and bring peace.

Senior Hamas official Jamal al-Hindi has died at a hospital in al-Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. It is not yet clear whether he was a target of an IDF strike.

While the PM's office insists instructions in overnight order called for border placement, IDF sources say directive suggested speakers were to be deployed inside Gaza Strip. Parents of soldiers outraged.

Urgent discussions are being held in Israel on the question of whether to release the participants after they are intercepted, especially those for whom this will be their second attempt to breach the blockade, such as Greta Thunberg. According to intelligence information collected in Israel, the flotilla is not only intended to aid Hamas propaganda but was also funded and prepared by the organization.

After overnight directive, military prepares psychological warfare operation involving truck-mounted loudspeakers that will broadcast PM's annual address before world leaders in NYC, amid ongoing maneuver in Gaza City against Hamas. Officers reportedly question tactical value of unusual move.