UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. USA does not rule out consequences of Rafah offensive.
Israel's Defense Minister Joav Galant is heading to the USA, where he wants to meet, among other things, his counterpart Lloyd Austin. Israel agreed to approach Hamas and release hundreds more Palestinian prisoners than had previously been agreed to in exchange for 40 Israeli hostages. UNRWA reports: Too little help for people in Gaza Despite urgent warnings of famine in Gaza, according to the United Nations, aid deliveries are no longer arriving in the coastal strip.