Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused Israel of committing a “ genocide ” of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Petro expressed his “ full solidarity ” with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva plunged into a diplomatic crisis.

The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismaïl Haniyeh, based in Qatar, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for new discussions on a truce with Egyptian officials. The United States vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that demanded an " immediate humanitarian " ceasefire.