Biden's senior advisor visits Egypt and Israel to discuss the exchange deal and the Rafah attack. The White House is deeply concerned that a possible Israeli military operation in Rafah, where more than 1,400,000 Palestinians are concentrated, would lead to significant human losses.

The Israeli army has prepared the plan for the ground military operation, and is expected to present it to the security ministerial council this week. The start of the operation will not take place for several weeks, and it may be after RAMADAN month; That is, in mid-April.