‼️Update

Hamas has conveyed its response to mediators on the ceasefire outline adopted by the UN Security Council and already accepted by Israel.

But, Hamas flipped the proposed timetable. Rather than a hostage release followed by gradual withdrawals of Israeli forces, Hamas wants the IDF to fully withdraw, and then it'll talk about release hostages.

Hamas also insists on a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, while Israel agrees only to withdraw from urban areas, while maintaining a presence in Gaza and the ability to operate anywhere in the enclave when needed.

Furthermore, Hamas demands a permanent ceasefire, while Israel is talking about a temporary truce, and remains determined to destroy Hamas as a military threat.

The UN outline, as presented by US President Joe Biden, is somewhat vague on these points, which has allowed both sides to bring their own interpretations, and which is why it is unlikely to work.

Officials believe Hamas has now given orders to its men to immediately execute remaining Israeli hostages if the IDF is getting near, to prevent any further successful hostages rescues.

The hostages are Hamas's primary leverage, so every successful rescue, no matter how few are brought home, is a major blow to the terror group.

Further to that, it is believed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is using a number of Israeli hostages as a human shield to deter an Israeli strike on his position.

Another 70 rockets hit northern Israel over the past hour.

Hezbollah published this threat to strike the Israeli port city of Haifa.

Northern Israel has been under heavy bombardment all morning. All across the Upper Galilee, families have been huddled in their bomb shelters for hours as hundreds of terrorist rockets rain down.

Hamas is insisting that the Biden admin provide guarantees that Israel will fully withdraw from Gaza and the war will come to a permanent end if it accepts the latest ceasefire proposal. (Reuters)

Blinken: Hamas should have accepted the deal. Instead, they waited two weeks, and then introduced changes, some of which cannot be achieved.

Israeli aircraft this afternoon targeted and destroyed several additional Hezbollah facilities in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah continues to threat to escalate the conflict and strike deep inside Israel.

The apparent naivety of the American government continues to surprise Israelis.

Blinken seemed surprised and disappointed that Hamas didn't accept a deal beneficial to itself and its continued rule in Gaza.

After so many years, do they still not understand that they aren't dealing with foes that play by Western-style logic and pragmatism?

Groups like Hamas are driven by ideology and hatred alone, and understand only power. As with the Nazis, the only way to solve the conflict is to defeat them.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Netanyahu: "You can't hide any longer behind Benny Gantz. No more excuses."

He wants Israel to take harsher action in both Gaza and especially Lebanon.

Relatively quiet morning so far...