White House says that 'we are as close as we think we have ever been' to a hostage release/cease-fire deal ■ Families of UNIFIL officials reportedly evacuated from Lebanon ■ Turkey formally asks to join South Africa's ICJ lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza ■ Germany and France reject Israeli finance minister's remark that it would be 'right and moral' to starve two million Gazans ■ Here's what you need to know 306 days into the war
