Biden: Gaza truce deal could be reached by next week. Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov expressed the opinion that the longer the fighting continues, the less chance there is to save the hostages.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that expanding the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip is possible only if a humanitarian ceasefire is established. The U.S. President Joe Biden said he hopes to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by next Monday.