Khan Younis

Houthi forces captured the strategic island of Perim (Mayyun) in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, completing their control of the waterway after seizing the entire Yemeni Red Sea coastline. President Trump declined Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's request for direct US strikes on the Houthis, offering intelligence support instead. The IDF and Shin Bet killed Hamas's Khan Younis Brigade commander Muhammad Yazouri in an overnight strike in southern Gaza.

US forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites after shooting down four Iranian drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by firing seven ballistic missiles at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, with CENTCOM intercepting six. In Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike killed several Lebanese Army troops, including an officer, while Hezbollah claimed 32 attacks on Israeli forces. In the West Bank, the IDF killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in Hebron, prompting an investigation.