Netanyahu doubles down on control of Gaza’s border with Egypt  BBC.comFather of US-Israeli hostage: Not true that American families pushing Biden to make separate deal  The Times of IsraelHamas’ hostage killings, Netanyahu complicating cease-fire deal, U.S. official says  NBC NewsWhy’s Netanyahu so insistent that Israel control the Gaza-Egypt crossing?  Al Jazeera EnglishU.S. Effort to Broker Mideast Cease-Fire Gets a New Sense of Urgency  The Wall Street Journal