"Netanyahu's Hostage Demand Delays Ceasefire as Gaza Telecom Services Suffer"

Telecom and internet services have been disconnected again in Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire until all hostages captured by Hamas are returned. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a surprise visit to the West Bank to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and also stops in Cyprus to thank the nation for temporarily hosting American citizens who fled from Israel. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discusses the situation in Gaza with his Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts, and Iran warns that the U.S. will be hit hard if it does not implement a ceasefire. The World Health Organization documents 102 attacks on healthcare facilities in Gaza since the conflict began, and an Israeli strike kills 21 members of one family in Gaza.