Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement expressing his remorse after twenty one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when Hamas terrorists launched an anti-tank missile at a building next to a Gaza compound being prepared for demolition.
The IDF targeted terrorist cells carrying RPGs near the troops, those launching anti-tank missiles, and terror operatives who had rigged compounds with explosives. Ready-to-launch rockets, military compounds, shafts, and numerous weapons were located during the activity.
Titled "Plan for Victory in the Gaza Strip" and dated Jan. 16, the 102nd day of the war, the plan calls first for the IDF's continued destruction of Hamas's "order of battle"--its command structure, fighters, equipment and infrastructure.
The IDF said it launched a combined attack of four brigades on the west of Khan Yunis, encircling and maneuvering within the Khan Yunis refugee camp. The goal is to dismantle Hamas's military capabilities in the area.
The number includes civilians and soldiers, in Gaza border communities, areas near the Lebanese border, Israelis injured by rocket fire in central Israel, and military personnel fighting inside Gaza.
Amichai was slated to celebrate his bar mitzvah a month after the breakout of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. He was called to the Torah but decided to push off his party to quieter times.
After coming under fire for claiming that the United Nations had no knowledge of Hamas' tunnel system in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the global body's chief offered a clarification to the Tazpit Press Service.
In a crackdown on illegal weapons, Israeli police seized numerous guns and ammunition in raids across northern Israel over the weekend, the police announced on Sunday morning.
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported that forces of the Israel Navy continue to assist the IDF ground forces operating in the Gaza Strip in both observing and attacking targets of the different terrorist organisations there.
Biden and Netanyahu discussed the possible attributes of a future Palestinian state that would ultimately need to be negotiated, the person added, describing the conversation as "serious" and "detailed."
It reported that the leaders at the NAM summit "have decided through the NAM ministry meeting as well as the summit (our) support for the state of Palestine and also for the Palestinian people."
The US President also discussed the ongoing efforts to secure the release of all remaining hostages under Hamas captivity and reviewed the situation in Gaza.