Hamas
Two buildings collapsed in central Gaza due to an explosion, causing the deaths of 21 Israeli soldiers.
Attendees at the parliamentary session wept.
The Islamist group’s about-face is in part driven by fear of destruction as the IDF closes in, says one expert on the Arab world.
Former IDF officers lay out the reasons why despite the achievements made so far in Israel’s war against Hamas, the fighting is likely to last for months yet.
Twenty-one troops died in a building collapse and three others in battle • Netanyahu: “I wish to strengthen the dear families of our heroic warriors.”
An Egyptian official said Hamas leaders also rebuffed a demand to leave Gaza.
The actor was wounded while fighting in the Gaza Strip.
“Hamas has sought to leverage a variety of financial transfer mechanisms, including the exploitation of cryptocurrency, to channel funds to support the group’s terrorist activities,” an under secretary of the treasury said.
The combat in the Hamas stronghold is expected to last at least several days.
Relatives of Israelis held in Gaza disrupt a Knesset committee session.
Jerusalem’s top diplomat will hold individual meetings with his counterparts from over half-a-dozen countries.
Charges were filed on Monday against two eastern Jerusalem residents arrested in December over plans to carry out a major attack.
