Israel at war day 544
- US said considering Iranian offer of indirect nuclear talks
- Expansion of the operation in Gaza: IDF Division 36 joined the operation and entered the Strip. The ground operation that began last tonight in the Rafah area is the IDF's most significant since the operation bega
- Palestinians report that the IDF dropped leaflets in the center of the Gaza Strip with the caption: "The time has come to liberate Gaza from Hamas.”
- Large-scale attacks last night in the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip and Palestinian reports of advances by forces in this sector. At the same time, airstrikes were also reported in eastern Khan Yunis
-Defense Minister Katz: "Operation 'Might and Sword' in Gaza is expanding to crush and cleanse the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and seize large areas that will be added to the security zones of the State of Israel - I call on the residents of Gaza to act now to eliminate Hams and return all the hostages."
- The massive buildup of American forces in the Middle East will peak in the coming days. The Pentagon revealed tonight that the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson will soon join the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in the area of control of the US Central Command.
- The Pentagon also announced that the American air force would be strengthened in this sector. NBC reports that the US military has transferred a THAAD battery and two additional Patriot batteries to the command's area of responsibility. Arab sources report more than 140 American cargo flights over the past two weeks.