Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 431?

The Swiss National Council passed a motion to halt funds for UNRWA, citing its reported incitement to terror and glorification of violence. The motion, passed by a small majority of 99 against 88, was filed already in March, and will have to pass in the confederation’s upper house , the Council of States, to enter into force.

In an exclusive interview with the Jerusalem Post, David Zuberbühler, member of the Swiss National Council who led the legislation, explained the reasoning behind this motion:

The White House is not clear that a ceasefire deal will be reached in the wake of the execution of the six hostages, National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday. 

"What's not clear to us is whether Hamas will ever come to the table in sincerity and sign on to something," he said. "So that's the complicating factor here."

Kirby said it doesn't mean that the work's not continuing; it's been made much more difficult. 

The White House is still trying to arrive at a bridging proposal, according to Kirby. 

Kirby would not specify the details of Hamas's new demands. 

The families of the seven American hostages are calling on the moderators of Tuesday night's presidential debate on ABC to question former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on what they would do to bring the hostages home. 

“Our seven family members have been held against their will in Hamas captivity for nearly 340 days," the families said in a statement. "Last week, American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, along with five other hostages, was executed after months of torture, neglect, starvation, and isolation. Without a cease-fire deal, we ask ourselves: Will our loved ones be next?"

The families urged ABC's David Muir and Linsey Davis to ensure that the candidates "address the plight of the hostages" and request "specific questions about what each candidate would do differently to bring the hostages home."

"American citizens Omer, Edan, Keith, Sagui, Itay, Judy, and Gad, and the 94 other hostages need the United States and the world to overcome differences and disagreements and work together toward bringing them home," the families said. "Their time is running out.” 

The IDF eliminated several Hamas commanders of the Tel Al-Sultan Battalion during joint operations between the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), the military said on Tuesday.

The commander of Hamas’s Tel Al-Sultan Battalion, Mahmoud Hamdan, and three additional company commanders from the battalion were reportedly killed.

Aysenur Eygi, a 26-year-old American, was probably mistakenly killed during an altercation in the northern West Bank last Friday, the IDF said Tuesday.

An initial IDF probe had said soldiers were aiming for a “central instigator” but likely also struck and killed Eygi unwittingly.