Benjamin Netanyahu authorizes new round of talks to negotiate ceasefire. He authorized it when a Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire is in force.

But the bombings continue in the Strip, with famine on the brink. The conflict has left the narrow territory in ruins and its 2.4 million inhabitants on the verge of famine, according to the UN. The International Criminal Court ordered Israel to enter aid and allow the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.. The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Friday morning that fighting and shelling had caused "dozens of deaths"