Hamas accuses Israel of committing a “massacre” during the rescue of two hostages in Rafah. Netanyahu confirms the attack on Rafah: “We are going to do it” US President Joe Biden has warned the Israeli PM not to attack Rafah without a plan for the 1.4 million Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip.
Israel claims to have thwarted a Palestinian attack in Jerusalem's Old City and shot and killed a young Palestinian who tried to stab them at a checkpoint.