Israel
Negotiators in Egypt aimed to advance a U.S.-backed peace plan on the second anniversary of Oct. 7, as Hamas demanded guarantees from President Trump and fighting persisted.
Israelis held memorials near Gaza on the Oct. 7 anniversary, with tightened security, while Trump emissaries headed to Egypt amid hopes of returning 48 hostages.
Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud flotilla bound for Gaza and detained activists, deporting many to third countries, while some detainees alleged cruel, degrading treatment and lawmakers urged government intervention.
Spain's Congress postponed a vote on a government decree to impose an arms embargo on Israel until Wednesday to avoid coinciding with the October 7 Hamas attacks anniversary.
Israel’s two-year military assault on Gaza had devastated the territory, reduced entire cities to rubble and killed tens of thousands as the war entered its third year.