Gaza Strip
Forces are returning to the Strip after three months fighting Hezbollah in the north.
The defense minister clarified his position following a report that he had privately told a U.S. official Jerusalem was not interested in controlling Gaza after the war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a “very friendly, warm and important” phone call with the president elect on the captives issue.
Boehler is visiting Israel this week amid ongoing negotiations to secure the release of the remaining Hamas captives in Gaza.
“The war against fundamentalist Islam in the Gaza Strip must end with it losing control over the land. This is the most painful price it could pay,” said Likud Party lawmaker Avichai Boaron.
Ramallah is requesting ammunition, helmets, bulletproof vests, radios, night vision equipment, explosive disposal suits and armored vehicles.
An agreement could be reached by Chanukah, an Israeli official said, as the main point of contention remains the number of captives to be released.
The Israeli military carried out a number of operations throughout the Gaza Strip, eliminating and arresting Hamas and PIJ terrorists.
Israeli PM emphasized that Jerusalem has “no interest” in a confrontation with the incoming Syrian regime.
The IDF and Shin Bet have released harrowing footage from Al-Katiba prison.
Two Palestinian terrorists have reportedly been killed by the P.A.
The IDF also eliminated a member of Hamas’s “military” wing in a precision airstrike in the area of Deir al-Balah in the central Strip.
