Gaza War

Under plan, revealed by David Ignatius, sides agree security would be provided by a US-trained force backed by moderate Arab allies for interim period.

Approximately 30 launches were identified crossing from Lebanese territory. No casualties were reported. Massive barrage comes just a day after similar volley kills couple from Kibbutz Ortal on the Golan Heights.

A member of the elite Maglan special forces unit, Lahat fell during operations in a strategic area known as the Netzarim Corridor.

The two civilians succumbed to their injuries following firefighting teams who arrived at the scene and rescued them from their burning vehicle.

The footage, sent by Hamas approximately four months ago but withheld from the general public in order to avoid spreading terrorist propaganda, shows Daniel Gilboa making an emotional appeal to the government for her release. "I'm under constant bombardment and gunfire around the clock, and I'm terrified for my life," she says. "Why should I feel like I've been abandoned and forgotten?"

An Israeli official confirmed to Israel Hayom a vast maze extending from Gaza into Egyptian territory whose scope and sophistication unseen before, and could explain how the terrorist group managed to stockpile so many arms before Oct. 7. The army's efforts to locate additional smuggling passages are ongoing.

Hagari's candid assessment contrasts sharply with the more optimistic rhetoric from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who continues to promise a swift defeat of Hamas.

Recent internal communications viewed by AP reveal messages signed by several senior Hamas figures in Gaza urging the organization’s political leadership in Qatar to accept the US ceasefire proposal.

A prominent figure in the coastal enclave, Ghussein was born in 1979 and held various positions within the Interior Ministry and the internal security apparatus of Hamas.

Following sirens in the Lower Galilee, reports indicated rocket impacts in the region, with one person evacuated to the hospital with severe injuries.