US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is stopping in Israel today on his Middle East trip to talk about the crisis. At least 31 of the remaining 136 Hamas hostages are believed to be dead.
The haggling over a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is entering a new round. Germany will be the new Italy. Lufthansa warns: Don't come to the airport on the day of the strike. Click here to read the current SPIEGEL editorial on the German economy.