The Israeli occupation army continued to commit massacres in various areas of the Gaza Strip, and also acknowledged that there were casualties among its ranks in battles in the south. The Al Jazeera correspondent reported that about 40 martyrs and dozens of wounded, including children, were killed in Israeli raids on Gaza City.

Israeli Channel 12 said that Netanyahu agreed on Friday for the negotiating team to return to Doha to continue indirect discussions with Hamas regarding the prisoner exchange deal. US President Joe Biden said that Arab countries are ready to fully recognize Israel in a future agreement.