President Biden is expected to sign off on sanctions on Judea and Samaria residents involved in violent attacks against Palestinians.

The 55th Brigade has left Khan Yunis after two months of operations in the town during which 70 tunnel shafts were dismantled and numerous terrorist operatives were eliminated.

Elisha Medan, an IDF reservist who lost both his legs, met the PM and asked him not to stop the fighting against Hamas and asked that Israel not return to the pre-war reality.

The US has reportedly approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for Iranian-back militants' strike on US bases.

In a photo from the scene, the hostage taker is seen on the backdrop of a wall spray-painted with Turkish and PLO flags.

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<p>Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to the White House's intention to pass sanctions on residents of Judea and Samaria and to reports that President Biden considered sanctions on him.</p><p>"With God's help, I will continue to act fearlessly in order to strengthen and promote Jewish life in all parts of the Land of Israel and strive for sustainable peace, which will only be achieved when the Arabs' hope for the establishment of an Arab state on the ruins of the Jewish homeland is dashed. If the price of this is the imposition of American sanctions on me – then so be it.”</p>

A senior Hamas delegation, led by Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Cairo for talks with the Egyptian intelligence head, about an exchange deal with Israel.