Israel withdraws from southern Gaza, but Rafah remains in the crosshairs. Indirect negotiations with Hamas reopen in Cairo.
Netanyahu: 'Victory is near'. Biden increasingly frustrated with Tel Aviv's military conduct. The turning point - six months after the Hamas attack on 7 October - marked, according to IDF sources, the start of the Third Phase of the ground operation which began on 27 October. The withdrawal does not even exclude the possibility that the IDF "may not return to Khan Yunis if necessary"