Gallant at the White House: "Without a clear and absolute decision in Gaza - we are getting closer to war in the north" - voila! news. Defense Minister Yoav Galant will meet shortly with National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan.

After that, the Defense Minister will arrive at the State Department offices, where he will meet with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. "We will act against Hamas everywhere, even in places where we have not yet been. We will create an alternative to Hamas so that the IDF can to complete his mission," he said.