Hostage rescue and new attacks on Lebanon. Israel's planned ground offensive in Rafah is causing massive criticism.
According to the military, the first two civilian hostages have now been released in nighttime air strikes. Hezbollah said one of its senior members was hit in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon. Hamas put the number of deaths at more than 100 in the attacks on Israel's head of government. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's army to prepare the evacuation of Rafah on Friday.