The situation in the Gaza Strip will also be worth monitoring, while Israel continues to “expand its operations” there. The Israeli army, which took control of the al-Chifa hospital in Gaza, said it had discovered a tunnel there, used according to it by Hamas fighters. Several people remain stuck in the establishment and still need to be evacuated.
Negotiations with the Islamist movement to try to free hostages are intensifying at the same time. Joe Biden’s deputy national security adviser, Jon Finer, told NBC that a deal with the United States was “closer than ever” and could include the release of “several dozen” hostages against an “extended period of pause” in the fighting.