Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister's Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) (Ynetnews)
The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re'im Base in Re'im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post)
Qatar as a mediator in conflict
Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters)
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an "unknown projectile", causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill)
Sudanese Civil Wars
Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near the border with Chad. (Al Jazeera)
Sudan's army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune)
Sudan's Security Affairs Coordination Committee lifts the curfew and state of emergency on the capital Khartoum after two years. (Middle East Monitor) (BBC)
Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan's Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab)
Kivu conflict
Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media)
Mexican drug war
NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command say that the U.S. military used a laser weapon against three drones belonging to Mexican drug cartels. (Military Times)
Business and economy
South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24)