Just ten years ago, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who now warns against an influx of Gazan refugees arriving in Sinai, faced a similar challenge to what Israel is currently going through.

Twitter users are racking their brains as to why the prime minister would wear a winter coat indoors on a warm day in separate meetings with the leaders of Italy and Cyprus.

Israeli forces reportedly arrested over 20 people in the raid on Saleh al-Arouri's home in Arura, including one of his brothers and several of his nephews.

It turns out that even after the ghastly massacre we went through, American citizens take precedence over those of Israel. We’ll give you weapons and send aircraft carriers, but where the abductees are concerned – ours are worth more. They come before yours.

Senior IDF officials met over the weekend with various units that are expected to join the war effort and delivered a consistent message: This is expected to be a challenging operation, in a densely populated and complex area, with many surprises that Hamas is preparing – from explosive devices and antitank missiles to booby-trapped houses and a complex system of underground tunnels.