Top stories: 1) The IDF advances with preparations for its looming ground operation into the Gazan border-town of Rafah. 2) Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant asserts that Israel is engaged in a war versus seven militaries and terror organizations throughout the greater Middle East. 3) The U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly in support of a foreign aid package for Israel, the Palestinians, Ukraine and Taiwan – while the Islamic Republic resumes attacks against U.S. Servicemembers in Iraq.