The prime minister and the opposition leader met for 30 minutes at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv.

IDF reports that it has regained control of all border cities and killed more than "400 terrorists" in Gaza and "hundreds more" in Israeli territory. It also reports destroying some 1,200 targets with aerial forces and the capture of a senior official in the terrorist organization's naval force.

The Israeli army will evacuate all residents around Gaza within 24 hours. The IDF states that "war is difficult and challenging days lie ahead."