US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel for the third time since the beginning of the conflicts in Israel and Palestine. Holding a private meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the war cabinet, Blinken came together with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The two made statements about taking Israeli hostages back and providing aid to Palestinian civilians.
According to Herzog, the Israeli attacks, which claimed the lives of numerous Palestinians, were in accordance with international law as they warned Palestinians in Gaza with leaflets, text messages, and phone calls to leave the region before the attacks.