Israel reports hostage rescue in Rafah attacks. Palestinians report hundreds of injuries.
Israel's head of government justifies the army's actions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's army on Friday to prepare an offensive on Rafah. There are currently 136 people in the hands of Hamas, but according to the Israeli military, at least around 30 of them are no longer alive. Terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups killed 1,200 people and kidnapped another 250 during their attack on Israel on October 7th.