GAZA: Hamas say 20 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes near Khan Yunis ■ ISRAEL: IDF intercepts missile from Yemen; Senior IDF officer visited Azerbaijan for talks with Syria, Israeli source tells CNN ■ CEASE-FIRE: U.S. denies reports of plans to transfer Gazans to Libya ■ LEBANON: IDF said it attacked Hezbollah commander involved in rebuilding terrorist infrastructure ■ SYRIA: Saudi Arabia, Qatar paid off Syria's debt, World Bank says

Trump reportedly wants to move Gazans to the North African state in exchange for billions of dollars – an improbable move, as Libya has been embroiled in a bloody civil war for over a decade. That leaves Israel with the dangerous burden of handling administration in the Strip

Military pressure helped bring Hamas back to the negotiating table, but it didn't guarantee progress in the cease-fire talks. The IDF preparations in Gaza, meanwhile, are for a more minor operation than the army promised