Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a proposed ceasefire deal. Follow for live updates. Follow for live updates.
A top United Nations humanitarian official said it is clear Israel is working to ramp up humanitarian aid into Gaza, but that Israel has not yet implemented all of the measures it has announced.
Israel and Indonesia have been holding discussions over the last three months to normalize relations, two Israeli officials familiar with the matter told CNN Thursday.
US President Joe Biden has offered one of his sharpest rebukes of Israel's handling of the war in Gaza, describing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach as a "mistake" and calling for a halt to the fighting. Follow for live updates.