Israeli negotiators in Paris agreed to exchange 404 security prisoners for 4o Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza; the framework also stipulates the release of 47 terrorists previously freed in the Gilad Shalit exchange who were subsequently re-arrested; Hamas says the deal needs 'amending'

Thomas Hand, father of released hostage 9-year-old Emily, says: 'We must win. If we don't then all the tragedies will be in vain - the murders, the rapes, the looting. We must finish the job'

IDF says 10 rockets crossed into Israel, not aware of hits on bases; Israeli jets pound southern Lebanon in retaliation; rocket scores direct hit on Kiryat Shmona home, no casualties reported

Gathering at Israeli side of Gaza border and blocking aid trucks to protest injustices toward hostages, demonstrators express hope for greater participation and unity in their cause

Opposition group says Israel behind strike targeting three sites in the Syria capital including a building that may have been used as a command center for pro-Iran militias

Major Iftah Shahar and Captain Itai Seif fall in battle; seven 432nd Batallion soldiers gravely wounded; 242 servicemembers killed since launch of Gaza ground offensive

Somehow, parenting was clear to me from the moment my children were born, yet nothing readied me for losing Itay; I considered searching for him, knowing it's a path with no return; I have a daughter here and a son there, and the demons scream Sophie's Choice in my head