Washington intensifies its pressure on Israel regarding the exchange deal and the Rafah attack. The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 112 martyrs were killed on Friday night throughout the Gaza Strip.

US President Joe Biden warned in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening against Israel launching an operation in the city of Rafah without a plan to protect the safety of civilians. Israeli army confirmed on Thursday that its special forces entered the Nasser Medical Complex, the largest in Khan Yunis. The hospital receives thousands of civilians fleeing the war, whose evacuation began under bombing in recent days.