The Israeli military has seized more than 50% of the land in Gaza, dramatically expanding a so-called buffer zone in recent weeks. Guterres described the situation in Gaza as “totally intolerable in the eyes of international law and history”. Though weakened, the RSF is still threatening Khartoum, and is forging pacts with other rebel groups to broaden its coalition. It is also tightening control over Darfur, finalising plans for a parallel government that could cement Sudan’s de facto partition. The EU had been divided over how to respond, with some seeing Rwanda as a key partner in the region.