Amnesty International strongly condemned Hungary's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing it as a "betrayal of all victims of war crimes."

In a statement, Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard said leaders and officials from ICC member states must not undermine the ICC by meeting with Netanyahu or other ICC fugitives wanted by the Court.

Türkiye denounced recent statements by Israeli ministers directed at Ankara, calling them “provocative” and reflective of what it described as the Israeli government’s “aggressive and expansionist policies.”

In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said such rhetoric “not only reveals their state of mind but also mirrors the fundamentalist and racist character of the current Israeli administration.”

The ministry questioned Israel’s discomfort with developments in Syria and Lebanon that “offer great hope for peace, stability, and prosperity in our region and are supported by the international community.”

Qatar condemned allegations that it made “financial payments” to undermine efforts by Egypt and mediators in talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“The State of Qatar strongly condemns the statements published by some journalists and media outlets alleging that Qatar has made financial payments to undermine the efforts of Egypt or any of the mediators involved in the ongoing negotiations between Hamas and Israel,” Qatar’s International Media Office said in a statement.​​​​​​​

It affirmed that “these allegations are baseless and serve only the agendas of those who seek to sabotage the mediation efforts and undermine relations between nations,” it added.

The Israeli army launched air strikes targeting the vicinity of the city of Al-Kiswah in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian News Agency SANA reported.

Finland voiced concern about an Israeli attack that killed 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza.

It demanded a thorough investigation.

The Israeli army announced it is expanding operations in southern Gaza in preparation for a ground incursion, disregarding regional and international warnings.

“We have expanded military operations in southern Gaza, with forces conducting strikes and raids on Hamas targets in preparation for the next stage of the ground incursion,” Army spokesperson Effie Defrin said in his first statement as military spokesperson.

The United Nations accused Israel of destabilising Syria after a wave of strikes on targets, including an airport, and a ground incursion killed 13 people.

The UN envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, decried "the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in Syria, including air strikes that have reportedly resulted in civilian casualties".

"Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilise Syria at a sensitive time," he said in a statement.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban spoke with US President Donald Trump regarding Hungary's decision to quit the International Criminal Court, the Israeli leader's office said.

"The discussion centred on Hungary's decision to leave the International Criminal Court and the next steps that can be taken on this issue," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

The presidency of the International Criminal Court expressed concern about Hungary's decision to withdraw from the court.

In a letter to Hungary it urged the country to continue to be a resolute party to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the country would withdraw completely from the court on the same day Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, indicted by the ICC, visited Budapest.