Jerusalem accuses Hamas of stalling to avoid disarmament, as questions mount over the fate of 11 known deceased captives.

The food-security agency that made the famine determination relied on unweighted sampling of data, while weighted data failed to meet famine conditions.

Ankara “is trying to acquire a diplomatic status that will allow it to intervene in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more directly in favor of the Palestinians,” says Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak.

“We want to believe they weren’t part of this,” a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office told JNS.

“If Jews have the right to live in Tel Aviv, they definitely have the right to live in Judea and Samaria,” said self-described Arab Zionist Rawan Osman.

The president insisted the escalation did not endanger the Gaza ceasefire.

Following the death of an Israeli soldier by enemy fire, the army responded with targeted airstrikes – the government emphasizes that Israel will respond firmly to any breach of the agreement.

An Israeli reservist was killed in southern Gaza Strip during an attack by Hamas – the army considers this a clear violation of the recently concluded ceasefire.

From the Philistines to Hamas – why the Gaza Strip remains Israel’s sore spot.