"The rocket attack confirms their fear, you still have this pocket there that gone unchecked or left alone will continue to foment violence or pose a threat," a US official tells Politico. "The attack combined with the lack of progress in the hostage negotiations, they are inclined to begin pressing."
Netanyahu and Biden speak for about half an hour in what was described as a difficult conversation.
The attack came after the Israeli Air Force struck about 15 military buildings and terror sites belonging to Hezbollah's Radwan Force in southern Lebanon earlier Monday. Those strikes were in response to warnings of hostile aircraft infiltration from Lebanon.
Sergeant Michael Ruzal, 18, identified as latest casualty in Kerem Shalom barrage.
On Sunday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah." His comments came after Hamas attacked Israel’s main crossing point Sunday for delivering assistance, killing three soldiers.
The host Tadhg Enright was interviewing Omar Shakir, the regional director of Human Rights Watch, on Israel's decision to shut down the pro-Hamas Al-Jazeera's operations in Israel. The host said "Yeah," when the guest said Israel was carrying out atrocities.
The soldiers were identified as First Sergeant Ruben Marc Mordechai Assouline, 19, from Ra'anana; First Sergeant Ido Testa, 19, from Jerusalem; and First Sergeant Tal Shavit, 21, from Kfar Giladi
Read his full message below, after shifting from Hebrew in his speech at the Yad Vashem ceremony commencing the special day.
"Israel cannot accept that:" Netanyahu rejects Qatar's conditions, insisting Hamas cannot remain in power.
British Muslims are voting on "very different issues to the wider public," he said.