Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to declare the area adjacent to the Israel–Egypt border a restricted military zone and to change rules of engagement accordingly, saying, "Anyone who enters the forbidden area will be attacked."
A US official tells Reuters Washington is “regularly reviewing” the military presence needed in Syria to fight ISIS and support a bilateral agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi boasted that the Islamic Republic now possesses more ballistic missiles than it did during Operation Rising Lion, the 12-day war with Israel that took place in June.
Israel learned, at a terrible and unusually painful price, that the question of identity is central here. Hamas, and with it a decisive majority of Palestinians, will not relinquish their core identity.
Hezbollah has informed Lebanese leaders that it intends to respond to future Israeli strikes against its operatives, according to a letter the Shia terror organization sent to top officials in Beirut.
