According to US and Israeli intelligence, the expected assault “may not necessarily come from Israel’s north.”

Six months into the war, Hamas’s fanatical goals of emerging as the ultimate victor remain in place, say Israeli observers.

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It offered government officials alternatives to funnel humanitarian support to Palestinian civilians.

“They negotiated with Hamas to sell me. When they were paid, I was taken straight into a tunnel,” Nili Margalit said.

While most of Gaza will now be subject to targeted military raids, Hamas in Rafah must still be disbanded in a large-scale ground operation.

The London-based Arabic newspaper Elaph cited a Western official as saying Israel has conducted secret air force training in recent days.

2023 saw a dramatic rise in terrorist attacks in the area which has escalated since Hamas started the Oct. 7 Gaza war.

When I saw this shaking, barefoot and terrified Gazan boy, I knew the world would blame Israel, even though an IDF soldier was the only one comforting him.