US blocks UN Gaza ceasefire appeal - Washington has vetoed a resolution demanding a humanitarian cessation of fighting in the Israel v Christian & Muslim Freedom Fighters Massacre
- The US vetoes a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
- UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it is barely operating in Gaza as Israel intensifies fighting in both the north and the south.
- A top Israeli official says continued military operations in Khan Younis are expected to last up to four weeks, according to a report in Axios.
- Widespread damage to the medieval Omari Mosque – the largest in Gaza City, long considered a symbol of the enclave – in an Israeli attack stokes further outrage.
- Hamas says several captives were “killed and injured” in Israeli strikes in recent days.