Netanyahu speaks with Biden in phone call, discusses Rafah incursion ■ Airstrike in Gaza's Rafah kills 19, medical sources say ■ Blinken lands in Saudi Arabia ahead of Israel visit ■ IDF spokesperson says humanitarian aid entering Gaza will increase in coming days

In a conference of foreign ministers in Riyadh U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has not yet seen a plan from Israel on a Rafah offensive that would protect civilians, and that the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are carrying out intensive work on Israel-Saudi normalization

27 people have died in airstrikes in the southern city over the last days, but Gazans are also facing a heatwave and worsening health conditions, including infectious diseases and limited access to clean water

Protest leaders are demanding that Columbia divest from companies with ties to Israel, disclose investments, end its partnership with Tel Aviv University and grant amnesty to those who faced disciplinary action over protests. President Shafik: 'We are consulting with a broader group in our community to explore internal options to end this crisis'

According to a New York Times report, the change was prompted partly by the fact that Israel now believes that some of the 40 hostages it has initially insisted on have died while in Hamas captivity. U.K.'s Cameron said the current proposal includes a 40-day cease-fire and the release of potentially thousands of Palestinian prisoners

'On your watch, the biggest failure in the history of the country happened, and the most important and urgent task you have right now is to bring them home,' says daughter of Israeli hostage in Gaza at press conference at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square

Amid reports that negotiations between Israel and Hamas are progressing, families of Israeli hostages and their supporters have taken to the streets to pressure the Netanyahu government to finalize a deal as soon as possible

Blinken: Hamas received 'extraordinarily generous' proposal ■ IDF: More aid to Gaza in coming days ■ Some EU members expected to recognize Palestinian state by end of May ■ Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry: 27 killed in IDF airstrikes on Rafah ■ Here's what you need to know 206 days into the war