Captured Israeli soldier "actively rescued" in Gaza ground operation, IDF says

US officials are intently focused on trying to secure the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza — among them American citizens — a task that sources say is now further complicated by Israel’s expansion of its ground operations into Gaza. The US remains a part of the ongoing talks that include Israel, Qatar, Egypt and Hamas to get a large group of hostages out of Gaza, and officials are now contending with Israel pressing forward with ground operations into the strip. Officials with US President Joe Biden's...