Blinken meets with the Israeli War Council and warns against the attack on Rafah. Israeli leaders warned of the dangers of not having a plan for the day after the Gaza war.
Dozens of Israelis demonstrated near the hotel where Blinken resides in Tel Aviv to demand an agreement to return Israeli prisoners from Gaza. Israel holds at least 9,100 Palestinians in its prisons, according to official Palestinian sources, at a time when mystery surrounds the number of Israeli prisoners being held in Gaza due to Hamas’ refusal to reveal the number “without a heavy price.