Counselor Ahmed Al-Bandari explained that the head of each overseas committee is responsible for the numerical tally of votes in the Senate runoff elections, with data sent to the National Election Authority to combine with domestic votes.

There is consensus on the nearing security agreement between Tel Aviv and Damascus in southern Syria, involving a ban on heavy Syrian weapons and turning the south into a buffer zone amid questions on the region's political and security future.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed regret over the targeting of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, which killed at least 20 people including five journalists, calling the incident tragic.

Ukrainian President Zelensky met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's defense needs, sanctions on Russia, and security guarantees cooperation.

US President Donald Trump expressed displeasure over an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza hospital killing at least 20 people including 5 journalists, highlighting serious diplomatic efforts amid pressure on Hamas to release hostages.

Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized during a phone call the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages and prisoners, and facilitation of humanitarian aid entry.

Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 Palestinians including five journalists, violating international humanitarian law protecting medical facilities.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that starving the Palestinian people is a crime that must stop immediately, highlighting his talks with Qatar's Emir about Gaza. International bodies demand civilian protection and investigations into Israeli attacks.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli military incursion in Beit Jinn area in Damascus countryside and control over hills on Mount Hermon slopes, calling it a blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty and a threat to regional peace and security.

President Trump announced the likely renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War next week, anticipating a decisive end to the Gaza war within two to three weeks.