Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided an "update" in a video message, saying: "We have launched an intensive campaign against Hamas. IDF forces are entering Gaza with force with a dual purpose - defeating Hamas and freeing our hostages. These two goals are intertwined, and we will achieve both." He also addressed bringing Eli Cohen's archive from Damascus: "Today, in a very important Mossad operation that we have been working on for a long time, Eli Cohen's archive was brought from Damascus to Israel. Everything arrived intact, and the day will come when we will also bring Eli home."