European Commission President Von der Leyen said she cannot accept migration issues imposing pressure on EU member states.

China's Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council order publishing revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, effective Oct. 15, 2026.

Palestinian civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said in a video statement on the 2nd that Israeli drones and airstrikes struck multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 18 people, including two women and four children. Bassal said targets included residential apartments, tents sheltering displaced people, civilian vehicles and gatherings. He said an Israeli drone fired two missiles at a civilian vehicle in Gaza City in the evening, killing four; an airstrike on a tent in west Gaza City killed two, including a 13-year-old, and wounded eight. Earlier, an airstrike on a jeep in central Deir al-Balah killed two, and a strike near Jabalia refugee camp in the north killed one and wounded several.