Israeli soldiers continued counterterrorism operations in the northern Gaza areas of Gaza City and Shejaya where Hamas is trying to re-establish itself, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday morning.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said, "The Prime Minister's steadfast position against the attempt to halt IDF (Israel Defence Forces) action in Rafah is what has led Hamas to enter negotiations."
Hamas, which has historically demanded Israel agree to a permanent cessation of hostilities as a precondition, is now open to begin negotiations on a temporary truce without this prior commitment.
Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics released the data and the total number of people who departed the country (both Israelis and foreign travelers) in June 2024. While the numbers are still down due to the ongoing war in Gaza, the gap between the year to year numbers is shrinking.
In June 2024, 97,700 travelers visited Israel. Of these, 96,500 were foreign tourists, down from 355,200 in June 2023 (an 83 per cent decrease). Of these, 80,800 arrived by air, up from a 71,200 average in the three previous months.
Israel's Committee of Directors General on Foreign Workers, chaired by the Prime Minister's Office Director-General Yossi Shelley, approves an additional quota for up to 14,300 more foreign workers to come to Israel in order to fill the labour shortage caused by the ongoing war against Hamas
Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas' efforts to re-establish itself in the northern Gaza town of Shejaya, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday morning
Before the attacks, the IDF took precautionary measures and allowed civilians to evacuate the area in order to reduce as much as possible the harm to those not involved.
Israeli soldiers eliminated around 20 Hamas terrorists as the army pressed operations against the terror group in the northern Gaza town of Shejaya, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday.
The study, conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Hai Academic College in the Upper Galilee, tracked various resilience metrics since Hamas's October 7 attack with subsequent surveys following at approximately six-week intervals.