Hamas statemnt:

In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless.

📝 Remarks: The release was after secret negotiations with the US to facilitate aid supplies to Gaza.

This also explains why no rockets were fired at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem during the president's visit.

🔴 Hezbullah issued a statemnt announcing they have targeted a group of Israeli soldiers in retaliation to killing the Lebanese civilian Abdullah Al-Beqaai yesterday by the Israeli army.

Israeli soldiers were killed and injured, according to the statement.

Israeli artillery attacks resume on southern Lebanon non-stop.

The Israeli army issued a statement announcing they are firing back at Lebanon, in response to the recent ATGM attacks by Hezbullah.

Intense shelling in several areas

Ongoing Israeli attack towards Aita Al-Shaab from Al-Rahib military site.

Violent shelling and flares continue over the area, notably Aita and Al-Duhayra.

Gunfire can be heard just as an air-defence missile was fired over the area.

Big rocket barrages fired from Gaza towards Ashkelon, Ashdod and nearby towns.

Clashes and exchange of fire continues on the Lebanese border

Hezbullah is attacking the Israeli artillery units to suppress them, in response to their heavy attack on Rmeish, Aita, and Yaroun villages.

The Israeli army announce they have killed the 5th Hezbullah ATGM squad today.

No confirmation or rumors of any deaths or injuries in Lebanon yet.

Renewed ATGM attacks by Hezbullah against Branit military site, as Israeli media rumors claim two dead Israeli soldiers and two others injured as of now.

🔴 The Israeli army released a video showing an airstrike that struck a post in which a Hezbullah cell was operating from.

Impacts in Ashkelon in the latest rocket fire from Gaza.

📰 US and European govts have been putting pressure on Israel to delay its ground invasion of Gaza to buy time for secret talks underway via Qatar to win the release of hostages held by Hamas.

After initially resisting a delay in what officials said would be a massive military operation to eradicate Hamas after the attack, Israel agreed under US pressure to hold off, per sources to Bloomberg.

🔴 The Israeli army says it is carrying out new airstrikes against Hezbullah sites in southern Lebanon in response to today's rocket and missile attacks on northern Israel.

In the recent Israeli artillery attacks on the outskirts of the town of Rmeish, three shells landed at a Lebanese army center, while others fell in the vicinity of a second.

No injuries took place.

Photo of the released American hostages, who Hamas let free in a deal with the US to pressure Israel in order to facilitate humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.