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The Biden administration reportedly discusses securing deal with Hamas for release of five U.S. citizens held in Gaza in case talks involving Israel fail ■ U.S. Secretary of State Blinken lands in Israel for his eighth visit since October 7 ■ UN Security Council set to vote on U.S. resolution backing truce proposal presented by Biden ■ An Israeli drone was downed in Lebanon ■ Here's what you need to know 248 days into the war

Security Council also called on the Houthis to release the Galaxy Leader, a Japanese-operated vehicle carrier linked to an Israeli businessman that the group commandeered last month

Israeli soldier killed in the north from rockets from Lebanon, two Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza ■ UN Security Council acts to boost Gaza aid after U.S. abstention ■ IDF strikes Hezbollah targets after rocket, missile fire launched from Lebanon ■ Israeli thought to be held hostage declared dead ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; at least 130 hostages held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run health ministry: 20,057 killed, 53,320 wounded in Gaza

The proposed resolution 'calls for the urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities.' Security Council resolutions are legally binding, but in practice many parties choose to ignore them

  The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to address the escalating crisis for Palestinian civilians during Israel's aerial and ground attacks. Israel immediately rejected the resolution. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The […]