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

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.

Religious leaders clash over hostage negotiations, complicating Netanyahu's position. Pressure mounts as conflict enters tenth month, with 116 captives still in Gaza.

Senior security officials conveyed to Netanyahu that the IDF could fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip for a short period of six weeks in order to advance the release of the captives in a deal with the Hamas terrorist organization.

A breakthrough in the Philadelphia Axis issue: Israel, Egypt, and the United States have formulated a proposal to Hamas aimed at resolving the dispute over control of the axis. The IDF conveyed a message to the diplomatic level that they could accommodate such a plan since Hamas lacks the capability to build tunnels.

Minister Eli Cohen from the Likud party disclosed that this is the time when the deal with the captives will be finalized. He referred to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the United States and the timing when Israel is expected to reach a deal with the captives: "Military pressure has brought Hamas to surrender."

Israeli PM meets negotiators before critical US trip as pressure mounts.

Newspaper accused of extreme insensitivity towards family of Omer Neutra, an IDF soldier still held captive by Hamas.

The unofficial Palestinian Authority's agreement to control the Rafah crossing was supposed to pave the way for negotiations to release hostages. However, Abu Mazen has refused, and the talks are no longer progressing.

Mossad Director David Barnea informed the cabinet that immediate action is crucial as the female hostages do not have the luxury of time for Israel to devise a strategy to prevent weapons from reaching the northern Gaza Strip before a resolution is reached.

Former Shin Bet Director Ilan Lotan told Reshet Bet Radio that Mohammad Deif's elimination actually positions Israel better for a hostage deal than before.

Eli Albag, father of kidnapped IDF observer Liri Albag, shared updates on his daughter and fellow captives held by Hamas. 

The new Prime Minister said that this was the best way to free the hostages and get needed aid into Gaza.

CIA Director William Burns believes he knows where the mastermind of October 7 is hiding, and that he is under increasing pressure to agree to a deal.