The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks to reach the nearby Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing, the main entry point for incoming aid, and travel safely to the Salah a-Din highway, a main north-south road, to deliver supplies to other parts of Gaza, the military said. It said the pause was being coordinated with the UN and international aid agencies.
A soldier injured earlier in week succumbs to wounds. Two reservists killed in northern Gaza.
"Hezbollah’s increasing aggression is bringing us to the brink of what could be a wider escalation, one that could have devastating consequences for Lebanon and the entire region," Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari says in a video statement in English.
Senior officers in the Israeli army report significant progress in the decisive battle for Rafah, and the conventional wisdom is that the operation in the area will continue for "several more weeks," although in recent days, it was reported that the army believes the operation in Rafah could be completed by the end of the month.
The unilateral ceasefire will affect only specific route to allow humanitarian convoys to pass.
The simulation indicates that Biden would prevail in 53 out of 100 simulated scenarios, while Trump would emerge victorious in the remaining 47.
“I went to cover a protest. I was surrounded by a mob,” the Free Press journalist Olivia Reingold recounts in a harrowing firsthand account of the hostile confrontation she faced. While covering the demonstration, Reingold was swarmed by dozens of protesters after one individual pointed at her and shouted, "She's a Zionist! Get her out of here."
After the owner's truck flew off a cliff, his dog traveled nearly four miles back to their campsite to alert the rest of his family who then contacted emergency services, saving his life.
After a sobering visit to the site where hundreds of young Israelis were murdered in Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, music executive Scooter Braun brought the powerful Nova exhibit to New York City. It has already drawn 100,000 visitors – even in the face of violent protests occurring outside.
Speaking with Israel Hayom, Michael and Yevgenia Kozlov recount the horror their son endured during the eight months he was held hostage by Hamas. Upon rescue, Andrey's "sole desire was to embrace the soldiers, unwilling to relinquish that grasp. To him, they appeared not merely heroes, but truly superhuman," his mother says.