US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also released a statement on Sunday saying US officials were working "around the clock" to secure the release of every hostage.
Both imports and exports decreased from 2022, which is understandable given the disruption of commerce in Israel caused by the war in Gaza that began with the attack on October 7, 2023.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that forces from its Kfir Infantry Brigade are currently fighting in the area of the city of Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip and are expanding their operations there to destroy terrorist infrastructures.
Argentine President Javier Milei will visit Israel in February, becoming the first Latin American leader to come to the Jewish state since the war against Hamas in Gaza began.
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar will be resigning from his position at the end of the war in Gaza over the 'intelligence failures' ahead of the deadly Hamas onslaught on October 7, Times of Israel reported.
In a press briefing, Netanyahu dismissed potential interference from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and other entities, including what he referred to as the "axis of evil" led by Iran.
s Israelis prepared to mark 100 days of captivity for the hostages abducted by Hamas on Sunday, the Israel Defence Forces said soldiers destroyed launch pits used by Hamas to fire rockets at Israel.
Without fanfare, the Israel Defense Forces is transitioning from phase 2 in the war against Hamas--the high-intensity stage of surging ground forces throughout Gaza--to phase 3, involving far more targeted operations, with a focus on the south of the strip.
Since the start of the war in Gaza, more than 2,650 wanted terrorists have been arrested throughout Judea and Samaria and the Jordan and Valley areas, approximately 1,300 of whom are associated with the terrorist organisation Hamas.