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The Foreign Ministry is looking into Egyptian reports regarding the murder of a Jewish businessman inside the country. The belief is increasing that the motive was nationalistic.

Meanwhile, two "aerial targets" were identified entering Israel from Lebanon. One was intercepted. Light damage was caused, but no casualties.

According to the IDF, the two tunnels had been under "ongoing intelligence and technological surveillance."

COGAT announced that 60 trucks have passed through Erez crossing so far today, in response to an inquiry by Sky News.

At a speech at the Economic Conference of the Treasurers' Association, Tekuma Authority Director Moshe Edri said residents of "Beeri, Nir Oz, and Kfar Azza will be able to return to their homes in two or three years."

During the operation, the IDF killed an armed terrorist and arrested another six suspects. Dozens of weapons parts were also seized.

One drone was intercepted, one caused a minor fire in the Yiftah area, the remaining two landed in open areas. No casualties were reported.

Construction work on the pier has been shifted to the port of Ashdod due to adverse weather conditions nearer the Gaza coast.

No casualties or damage were caused by the drone, according to the IDF.

Noam Amir, Channel 14's military correspondent, said in an interview on the operation that, "the first day was definitely good."

Regarding Hamas' proposal, the war cabinet member said that "there are significant gaps, a delegation will be sent to Cairo."

Following the attack on Kerem Shalom and the partial breakdown of talks with Hamas, the IDF has launched a limited operation to seize the Rafah crossing into Egypt and attacked terrorists and terror infrastructure.