Hamas Kills IDF Soldier Drawing Retaliatory Strikes; Trump Says ‘Ceasefire Holds’

1) The Islamist Hamas kills an IDF soldier, drawing IDF retaliatory fire. 2) U.S. President Donald Trump voices his keen aspiration to transition into phase two of his 21-point plan for the Gaza Strip. 3) Syria, under the new interim government of Ahmad al-Sharaa, is proactively working to reinvigorate relations with Moscow.