- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday rejected visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's call for a halt in fighting to allow more aid to reach Gaza. 

- Netanyahu warned there could be no "temporary truce" in Gaza unless Hamas releases foreign hostages it took during its October 7 attacks.

- The Hamas-run Health Ministry on Friday accused Israel of targeting ambulances heading to the Rafah crossing. Israel's military later responded that it identified and hit an ambulance being used by Hamas fighters.

- More than 9,200 Palestinians in Gaza and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed in the conflict since October 7, according to official figures from both sides.