The day marked 700 days since October 7th, dominated by the release of a Hamas video featuring hostages Guy Gilboa Dalal and another captive, later identified as Alon Ohel. This footage, Ohel's first public appearance since capture, showed him with apparent vision loss in his right eye, as determined by medical experts. Hostage families responded by directly accusing the Israeli government of endangering the captives and "preparing the ground for their murder" by deepening fighting in Gaza. Reports also emerged indicating Prime Minister Netanyahu had refused a comprehensive hostage deal proposed by the former IDF Chief of Staff. Concurrently, the Gaza City operation intensified, with the IDF targeting and toppling high-rise buildings. Towards evening, President Trump confirmed ongoing negotiations with Hamas and suggested some hostages may have recently died, while reportedly demanding a "swift and powerful" operation in Gaza.