<p>Mediators pushing Hamas to soften demands for a Gaza ceasefire, eyeing minor wording changes, especially on ending the war, to break the deadlock.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>IDF drone footage reveals armed and masked individuals hurling rocks and firing at Gazans attempting to collect humanitarian aid in southern Khan Yunis.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Egypt and Qatar reaffirm their commitment to advancing a Gaza ceasefire based on US envoy Steve Witkoff’s proposal. Hamas welcomes their statement, expressing readiness for indirect talks but reiterating demands for a full IDF withdrawal.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Following a situational assessment in Gaza, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir states Hamas is losing control, directs an expansion of IDF operations to new areas in the north and south to achieve hostage return and eliminate Hamas's military and governing capabilities.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>IDF Spox Effie Defrin urges the world to reject Hamas's "fake news" about aid distribution in Gaza, stresses the IDF's commitment to delivering aid while dismantling Hamas, and urges media caution against unverified claims from the terrorist organization.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 others are sailing on the Madleen, a Freedom Flotilla vessel, from Sicily towards Gaza, claim they will be challenging “Israel's siege” on the Strip.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>The IDF earlier on Sunday struck and eliminated a terrorist in Hezbollah’s Artillery Array in the area of Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said on Sunday night.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>