A senior official with the Biden Administration says there is noticeable progress in a cease-fire and hostage release deal with Hamas.

An Israeli official says under no circumstances will Israel agree to end the war as part of a deal to release the hostages.

The official says whether or not there is a temporary cease-fire, the Israeli military will enter Rafah in Gaza and destroy the remaining Hamas battalions

The United Nations Humanitarian Aid Agency says if Israel carries out a military offensive in Rafah, hundreds of thousands of people will be at “imminent risk of death.”