According to RIA Novosti: An explosion occurred in the Russian-controlled city of Luhansk, and photos of a large fire circulated on Ukrainian social media.

According to the Times of Israel: Air raid sirens sounded in Shlomi and other northern Israeli towns.

According to the Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sounded in communities in southern Israel.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Ukrainian army lost 2,100 soldiers in one day during the special military operation.

Hong Kong Observatory: The Yellow Rainstorm Warning Signal was cancelled at 2:15 am.

Market news: Preliminary investigations showed that Egyptian security personnel responded to "an exchange of fire between Israeli troops and members of Palestinian resistance groups, resulting in shooting in several directions," and Egypt will take necessary measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.

According to the Financial Times: German Chancellor Schulz and French President Macron said that the European Union should coordinate corporate bankruptcy laws, tax laws, and create EU-wide investment products.

According to the Financial Times: German Chancellor Olaf Schulz and French President Emmanuel Macron said that in order to stimulate investment, a truly integrated financial market needs to be taken seriously.

According to the Times of Israel: European Commission Vice President and "Foreign Minister" Borrell said that the EU has agreed in principle to restore the EU civilian mission in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

According to The Times of Israel: The Israeli military said Israeli fighter jets hit Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon.

Yaron, Governor of the Bank of Israel: Budget adjustments are needed due to the increase in defense spending caused by the Gaza War.

Bank of Israel Governor Yaron: High inflation, fiscal pressure and Gaza war make it difficult to further lower interest rates.

Bank of Israel Governor Yaron: The process of interest rate reduction will be "very cautious and restrained."

Yaron, Governor of the Bank of Israel: "Inflation convergence is not expected in the short term."

According to Sky News: The United Nations Middle East envoy has called on Israel to conduct a "thorough and transparent investigation" into the deadly airstrike in Rafah.

Neto, President of the Central Bank of Brazil: The source of the driving force behind the decline in inflation has become more unclear.

According to the Times of Israel: Local authorities said they were dealing with several fires in and around Kiryat Shmona, Israel, after the city was hit by rockets from Lebanon. The Israeli military said Lebanon fired about 25 rockets at the northern city not long ago.

According to the Ukrainian Pravda: Ukraine will soon sign a security agreement with Lithuania.

Market news: Tunisia signed a green hydrogen agreement with Total Energy and Verbund.

The White House: Israel must take all possible precautions to protect civilians.