**Middle East Crisis Update: Netanyahu Broadens Gaza War Objectives; Blinken Travels to Egypt** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expanded the objectives of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now aiming to facilitate the return of residents to areas in northern Israel that were evacuated following attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Cairo, marking his tenth trip to the region since the onset of the war. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have detained 30 Palestinians over the past 24 hours, including a child and several former prisoners, as reported by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission. Since October 7, 2023, the total number of Palestinians arrested in the West Bank has reportedly exceeded 10,700.