US President Joe Biden said Friday he is "hopeful" that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could happen by Ramadan. The United States destroyed a surface-to-air missile from the Houthi rebels in Yemen that posed an “imminent threat” to American aircraft in the region.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his "strongest disapproval" on Friday and demanded "truth" and "justice" after the death, announced by Hamas, of more than 110 people during an aid distribution in Gaza.