Defense and Security
Security forces are clearing roads, demolishing structures, and imposing movement restrictions to curb terrorist activity.
“As long as Hamas persists in refusing to release our hostages, the pressure we apply will become stronger and stronger. This includes capturing territories,” said the Israeli premier.
“Both of our peoples face constant attempts to deny their right to exist,” the president says during a solidarity visit to the Jewish state.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The initiative aims to facilitate long-term migration from the coastal enclave.
Shem Tov was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack and spent 505 days in captivity.
Demonstrators in Beit Lahia and Jabalia called for an end to the current conflict with Israel.
In a 2023 assessment, Ronen Bar said that investing in the economy of Gaza could lead to long-term stability and weaken Hamas’s influence.
The ruling is the result of a lawsuit initiated by Rabbi Leo Dee targeting Ramallah’s “pay for slay” financial reward system for terrorists and their families.
The court rejected Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s demand for a ban on the premier interviewing a replacement for Ronen Bar.
Ilana Gritzewsky told the paper that she passed out after her abduction on Oct. 7 and woke up in the Strip “surrounded by gunmen, half-naked, terrified and vulnerable.”
“We will take territory, eliminate terrorist operatives and destroy infrastructure until Hamas is completely defeated” if it continues to refuse a deal, said the Israeli defense minister.
