多倫多股市指數開盤下跌74.46點（或0.21%），報34,894.80點。

俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫：和美國特使威特科夫以及特朗普女婿庫什納的會晤尚未確定日期。

China's UN ambassador Fu Cong told the Security Council at an open emergency meeting on Gaza's humanitarian situation on the 18th (local time) that Beijing seeks a durable, genuine ceasefire in Gaza. He said recent Middle East tensions have eased and urged preserving that momentum to help resolve other regional hotspots. Fu noted the October Gaza ceasefire agreement but said Israel is continuing to expand military occupation, a development China regards with serious concern. China said force cannot secure lasting peace and called on the parties, especially Israel, to fully comply with the ceasefire and stop actions that violate it. Countries with significant influence over the parties should take more active steps to secure a lasting ceasefire, he added.