US Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a private meeting in Jerusalem. The meeting, initially held between the two leaders, was scheduled to expand into broader discussions involving their respective staff members.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have firmly denied the existence of a mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, dismissing allegations that it was filled with individuals killed by the Israeli military during recent operations.

Gaza's civil defence agency said its teams had discovered 50 bodies since Saturday buried in the courtyard of the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis.