Here are the latest updates on day 590 of the war:
■ The Israeli military announced it has launched a new ground operation dubbed "Operation Gideon's Chariots" in multiple areas across northern and southern Gaza over the past 24 hours, marking the beginning of a new large-scale offensive. IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effi Defrin announced that five battalions are currently operating within the Gaza Strip.
■ IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said that the army would "allow the political leadership flexibility to advance any hostage deal."
■ Al-Jazeera reported 140 people killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since midnight Sunday, citing medical sources. According to the report, 69 of the casualties were killed in Gaza City and in the north of the territory.
■ A senior Hamas official said the group agrees to a 60-day cease-fire in exchange for the release of 7 to 9 hostages and 300 Palestinian prisoners, according to CNN Arabic.
■ The main organization advocating for the release of the hostages published a position paper, saying Israel's new operation in Gaza poses a severe threat to the people still in Hamas captivity.
■ Two rockets were fired from Gaza at an Israeli border community, with one of the rockets being intercepted, and the other hitting an open area, according to the IDF.
■ Thousands of pro-Israel demonstrators marched down New York's Fifth Avenue for the annual Israel Day Parade, the largest pro-Israel single-day protest.
■ U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said that Israel indicated that it would allow humanitarian aid to go into Gaza on a larger scale, in an interview with ABC, and reiterated that Washington has "a very clear red line" on Iran nuclear talks, " and that is enrichment."
■ An Israeli source said that despite the Prime Minister's Office statement this morning suggesting the negotiating team received approval to discuss ending the fighting in exchange for returning all hostages, a deal ending the war is not currently on the table.
■ About ten protesters were detained by police in a march from the southern city of Sderot toward the Gaza border, protesting the expansion of war, including Alon-Lee Green, national director of the Standing Together movement.
■ Israel's Defense Ministry announced that the security cabinet has approved Minister Israel Katz's plan to establish a security barrier along the Jordan border.
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