IDF
Forces discovered and destroyed an explosives laboratory where more than 80 bombs were found, according to the IDF.
The Israel Police released video of the weekend operation to rescue four captives from Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.
More than 19,000 rockets have been launched into Israel, mainly from the Gaza Strip, since the start of the war, according to the Israeli military.
U.S. envoy to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Council Israel had accepted the proposed ceasefire and that the onus was now on Hamas.
The soldiers were killed when a blast brought down the building they were searching in Rafah. Six additional troops were wounded, five seriously.
The U.S. secretary of state told the Israeli defense minister that the ceasefire deal “would advance Israel’s long-term security interests.”
The IDF stressed that there was no security incident and the infiltrator is believed to be mentally ill.
Hamas: Gantz’s resignation “points to the downfall” of Israel’s political system.
“He looks alright physically but mentally we don’t know yet. We have to wait a few more days.”
The IAF struck underground infrastructure near Deir al-Balah, while Israeli forces operated against Hamas structures and tunnels in central Gaza.
Brig. Gen. Avi Rosenfeld accepted responsibility for his part in the security collapse on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel cannot abandon the fight against Hamas “not just because of the wonderful boys who have fallen, but because this is the future of the country; we have no choice,” said the Israeli premier.
