A new Channel 12 poll sees Netanyahu's Likud narrow the gap with Gantz's National Unity Party, with more Israelis seeing the incumbent prime minister as more suitable for the PMO.
Netanyahu tells CNN there are no plans for Gaza settlements • Whistleblowers claim Gazan detainees abused in medical facilities • Protesters claim IDF soldiers gave information for aid attacks
Defense officials agreed to meet hostages' families before the war cabinet meeting, following their urgent request for updates on efforts to return all hostages.