Hungary projects government debt-to-GDP will rise to 77.5% in 2026 from 74.6%.

Hamas said Israel's bombing of central Gaza, which it said was justified by claims that children were flying kites, is a further escalation of barbaric crimes, and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office of confirming an intent to continue aggression and, under false pretexts, to advance a plan of expulsion and extermination.

Iran deputy foreign minister Gharibabadi on the 24th wrote on social media addressing U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, saying Bessent's remarks are contradictory. He noted that if the U.S. has already claimed to have dismantled Iran's military capability, destroyed nearly all military factories and “buried” Iran's nuclear program, why is a so‑called “largest‑ever financial offensive” against Iran necessary? He added: “Is this a victory, or an admission of U.S. failure?”