An official from the Israel Defense Forces told NBC News that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for strikes in retaliation for a Hamas attack in Rafah.

Thirteen families whose loved ones were taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack are still waiting for Hamas to return their remains from Gaza.

Remains transferred from Gaza overnight were identified as those of hostage Ofir Tzarfati, who was killed during Hamas’s October 7 attack, and whose remains were recovered by Israeli forces at the start of the war. Hamas is expected to return the remains of 13 hostages still held in Gaza as part of a ceasefire arrangement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is working with its partners in the "Coalition of the Willing" to draw up a peace plan, including a ceasefire, to end the Russian war against Ukraine in a similar vein to U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point framework for Gaza.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has led the medical evacuation of 41 critical patients and 145 companions out of Gaza - the first since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began earlier this month.

President Donald Trump, who presided over the ceremony as he began a trip to Asia, helped mediate an end to a deadly border conflict between the Southeast Asian neighbors.

Zelensky met with Sir Keir Starmer and the “Coalition of the Willing” in London last week, where allies publicly welcomed Ukraine’s support for a ceasefire and noted Putin’s rejection of one while escalating attacks on Ukraine.

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta has expressed willingness to mediate in Myanmar’s civil war after his country joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.