Top stories: 1) Israel is working to alleviate tensions with the United States, as the Netanyahu Government and Biden Administration fail to see eye-to-eye on matters of policy. 2) Over 90 terrorists killed and 600 suspected terror operatives apprehended – the IDF persists in its operation at Shifa Hospital in the Northern Gaza Strip. 3) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices optimism over prospects of breakthrough for a hostage release deal between Israel and the Islamist Hamas.