"The people of Gaza are oppressed for so long and they had to endure siege, they had to endure violence. Many wars for the sake of Hamas lust for power and for Hamas political ambition. They start a war every few years. Whenever they want money, they shed children's blood. This is their game
Israeli security forces arrested 46 wanted Palestinians in overnight counter-terror raids around Judea and Samaria on Tuesday night, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday. The IDF said 30 of the people arrested were associated with Hamas.
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, said the commandos would join the FBI, State Department and other US government hostages' recovery specialists in their discussions with Israeli counterparts.
The IDF reported that on Tuesday, as part of the expanded ground offensive, its armoured forces under the command of the Givati infantry brigade conquered a Hamas terrorist military stronghold in West Jabaliya, located in the northern Gaza Strip.
Israel Defence Forces have announced that another nine soldiers have been killed fighting in Northern Gaza on Wednesday morning amid the ongoing ground offensive against Hamas terrorists, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday said that the aerial defence array intercepted "an aerial threat" that was identified in the Red Sea area, south of Eilat.
Ryder said that these troops will provide capabilities, explosive ordnance disposal, communications and other support enablers for forces already in the region. He said that additional US troops are not going to Israel.
The official said that it took more than two weeks to identify some of the southern victims of the October 7 mass murder attack launched by Hamas death squads, including a mother burned to death in Kibbutz Kfar Aza after her home was burned down and her husband killed.
The foreign ministries of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israel's strikes in Jabaliya in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, in which Hamas, in an unverified claim, said some 50 Palestinians were killed.
IDF noted that Biari was one of the leaders responsible for sending 'Nukbha' terrorist operatives to Israel to conduct a terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.