Reuters is just reporting that the #US, #Israel and #Egypt have agreed to a #ceasefire in southern #Gaza to coincide with the reopening of the #Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border. We had earlier seen media reports saying the Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing - now the only possible road out of Gaza - will be open "for a few hours" on Monday
#IDF spox on air just now with #BBCWorldService didn't seem to have any knowledge of any such agreement

V #BBCWorldService
Shirel Hogeg went viral after he was captured on camera heckling an #Israeli minister:
“You lot need to apologise... you’ve left a deep tear in the people of Israel,” he was seen shouting.

His family was injured when #Hamas militants attacked their home.

He told the BBC: “We were caught unguarded. The government, the army and intelligence. And this is a failure. Nobody is hiding that. Because it happened on your watch, we will be sure that you'll take responsibility.”

From the #BBCWorldService news bulletin:
Blinken has warned that every precaution must be taken to avoid harming civilians as #Israel prepares for a major ground offensive in #Gaza. More than 2600 #Palestinians have been killed since the #Hamas assault on Israel

The Israeli energy minister says the country has decided to resume supplying #water to Southern Gaza. Katz said the decision has been agreed between #Netanyahu and Biden