US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins a fifth regional tour since the start of the war. The head of French diplomacy Stéphane Séjourné warned Beirut that Israel could trigger a war against Lebanon.
Argentine President Javier Milei declared on his arrival that he wanted to move his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. More than half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents are now crowded into the town of Rafah, on the border with Egypt, and surrounding areas.