Israel submitted a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, local media reported.

The Haaretz daily, citing a senior Israeli official, said Israel had asked the Palestinian group Hamas through mediators Egypt and Qatar for the release of 11 living hostages and the return of 16 bodies, in addition to providing information on the remaining captives in Gaza, in return for a suspension of its genocidal war.

In addition to the ceasefire, Israel would release an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners from its jails, the newspaper said.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi reaffirmed his commitment to de-escalating regional tensions and preventing an expansion of the carnage in Gaza in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.

The Egyptian presidency said the Iranian president praised "Egypt's dedicated efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip."

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigned from his post, deepening tensions within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition, Israeli Channel 12 reported.

Smotrich will return to his seat in the Knesset as a lawmaker for the far-right Religious Zionism party, which he leads.

The resignation comes amid a dispute with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the reinstatement of Knesset member Zvi Sukkot.

At least 140,000 people were affected by the illegal Israeli evacuation order for Rafah, according to Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees.

"People are treated like pinballs with constant military orders playing with their fate and lives," Lazzarini wrote on the social platform X.

"This is causing panic, anxiety & uncertainty on the first day of Eid, a time to be with family & loved ones," he added.

Clashes broke out between Israeli police and Israeli protesters opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies near the Knesset (parliament) in West Jerusalem.

The daily Israel Hayom reported that the clashes erupted as protesters attempted to breach security barriers near the Knesset.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared once again before the Tel Aviv District Court to respond to corruption charges against him.​​​​​​​

The court convenes twice a week to hear Netanyahu's responses to the charges brought against him.

Netanyahu faces three separate cases of corruption filed in 2019 against him: Case 1,000, Case 2,000, and Case 4,000, which include accusations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

US President Donald Trump said Yemen's Houthis had been "decimated" by US strikes over the past two weeks, as he vowed to continue military aggression.

"The Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists have been decimated by the relentless strikes over the past two weeks. Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us. We hit them every day and night — Harder and harder," Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform

The Houthi group in Yemen announced that fresh US air strikes targeted the western province of Al Hodaidah, as Washington continues its bombardment of Yemen.

According to the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television channel, "The American aggression targeted Kamaran Island in Al Hodaidah province with two air strikes.

Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Bardaweel and his family were killed in an Israeli air strike on their apartment in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

Al-Aqsa local radio announced the deaths, condemning the attack as part of Israel’s ongoing "genocidal war."

The radio station accused the Israeli occupation forces of targeting journalists to suppress the Palestinian narrative.