"Secretary of State Blinken Calls for Immediate Release of All Hostages in Israel-Hamas Conflict"

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened briefly to allow 20 trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza before closing again. Israel's military urged its citizens to leave neighboring Arab countries of Egypt and Jordan immediately. Pro-Palestinian protests took place in London, Dusseldorf, Rome, and Sydney, with around 100,000 people rallying in London. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the arrival of humanitarian aid in Gaza, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a "humanitarian ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas. The death toll in Gaza has risen to 4,385, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.