Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands firm on retaining the Philadelphi Corridor after Hamas killed six hostages, stating that caving now would send a dangerous signal that such tactics work. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant calls for the cabinet to rescind the vote not to cave on the buffer zone, arguing that it would make it impossible to achieve a hostage deal. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets calling for Netanyahu to make a deal immediately before more hostages are killed. The country's major union, the Histadrut, called for a general strike to protest the absence of a deal.