The Israeli nomination comes weeks after Pakistan’s government also announced its intention to formally recommend Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Trump has repeatedly claimed he prevented war between the two nuclear-armed nations, though New Delhi attributes the de-escalation to India’s military response.

An initial IDF probe found that infantry soldiers on foot were hit by a roadside bomb in Beit Hanoun and came under fire while evacuating the wounded, the report added. The Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed the attack, describing it as a "well-planned ambush," in an Arabic statement.