Gaza Strip

"Genocide is occurring in Gaza," said Navi Pillay, head of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge.

“Protecting the hostages is not only a basic moral obligation but a supreme national and security interest,” the families wrote.

He said “settlement brings security” and that “it is time for Jewish settlement in Gaza,” calling the plan “a symbol of our faith and vision.”

Israel advances in Gaza City as war nears two-year mark, triggering Arab outrage and raising global tensions as the strike in Qatar appears to have failed.

An expert on Hamas’s economy says Gaza’s civilian outflow is now a strategic problem for the terror group. As morale sinks and costs spike, more residents are leaving, diminishing Hamas’s leverage.

Hamas is preparing a so-called “legitimacy ambush” in Gaza City, aiming to exploit civilian casualties to increase international pressure on Israel to halt its offensive.

"While Hamas calls the residents of Gaza City NOT to move south, its operatives fear for their own lives and are seeking to leave the Gaza Strip," COGAT wrote.

West Bank sovereignty will be raised as part of possible response measures to continued attempts to promote a Palestinian state, Sa'ar said.

The threat is very real, as Hamas has built tunnels along key routes and under many buildings and streets in the Strip. 

The operation was carried out by soldiers from the Northern Brigade under Division 99, in coordination with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), intelligence personnel, and observation units.

Every month, around 1,000 soldiers file new claims regarding their wounds from the war.