UN agency leaders have demanded a humanitarian ceasefire as dozens more people were killed in overnight attacks by Israeli fighter jets and troops. Israel has rebuffed international pressure for a ceasefire. The 18 signatories include the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and UN aid chief Martin Griffiths.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued to the Israeli government that a humanitarian pause would be useful in order to buy time to prepare for a ground operation.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senate, detailed his support for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict contingent upon the release of all hostages.