Political source: War cabinet set to discuss next steps in Rafah

In the course of raids into the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF located and destroyed a terror tunnel in the Beit Lahia area.

No casualties have been reported from the attack so far. One rocket has started a fire near Kibbutz Erez.

“To everyone who has been calling for a ceasefire and to everyone who yearns for peace, I see you, and I hear you,” Harris assured in her announcement.

A day after his speech to Congress, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House. Netanyahu and Biden are expected to discuss developments in the Gaza war and progress toward an agreement for the release of hostages.

The political system reacted to Netanyahu's speech in the American Congress. President Yitzhak Herzog greeted: "an important speech". Foreign Minister Israel Katz: "The enormous sympathy of the members of Congress - evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the USA."

Shira Margalit, the wife of a prominent figure in the left-wing protest movement in Kaplan, praised on social media Netanyahu's speech to the American Congress, calling him "one of the best speakers I've seen."

Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly told leaders of American Jewish organizations that he would discuss plans for the "day after" the war in his speech to Congress today.

According to a political source, the Israeli hostage team is heading out to Cairo next week to allow time for the following meeting.

The IDF discovered the tunnel during ongoing operations to root out terror and terrorist infrastructure in the southern city.

The former war cabinet member said that the parameters of a deal were already ready weeks ago and that delays are politically motivated.

The IDF continues to operate in the Khan Yunis and Rafah areas of the Gaza Strip, eliminating terrorists and destroying terrorist infrastructure.

US President Joe Biden is expected to meet later this week with the families of the abductees who hold American citizenship. Last night Biden said that he will work to end the war in Gaza and return the abductees until the end of his term.