The director of the CIA and Qatar's prime minister are also slated to participate in the first summit to discuss a hostage release deal involving officials from Israel and mediating countries since August

GAZA: At least 74 killed in last day, Gaza Health Ministry says ■ LEBANON: IDF reportedly carries out large-scale strikes in Lebanon's Tyre hours after telling residents in parts of city to evacuate north ■ HOSTAGE DEAL: Biden administration pushing for limited cease-fire deal to release some hostages

Holocaust survivor Michael Kuperstein refers to the day his grandson Bar was kidnapped to Gaza as a 'second holocaust,' but has lost hope that interviews can make much of a difference. 'We don't want them to become like Ron Arad,' says Faina, Bar's grandmother

The French president condemned Israel for continuing its military operations in Lebanon and reiterated his call for a cease-fire. Italy and Germany also pledged some 70 million euros in aid for Lebanon this week

Israel is concerned that the information obtained in the leak could help Iran understand the nature of the attack, necessitating a new plan, according to a report in British daily The Times

The Democratic presidential candidate decried the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza in a town hall event, saying 'far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed'

Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk tells Russian media the group is prepared to prioritize freeing two Russian nationals held in Gaza 'as a gesture to our Russian friends,' and calls on Russia to push PA President Abbas towards a national unity government in postwar Gaza

On Wednesday, Israel's national security council called on Israelis to immediately leave some tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka over the threat of a possible terrorist attack. The U.S., U.K. and Germany issued similar warnings