Likud lawmaker Nissim Vaturi defended his own message, saying he has 'no mercy' for Gazans, while Israel's former UN envoy reasserted support for 'voluntary migration'

Israel claims responsibility for assassinating the chief of Hezbollah's drone unit ■ Nine IDF soldiers killed in Gaza Strip on Monday ■ IDF launches probe to tank fire that caused death of six soldiers ■ Blinken meets with Israeli leaders in fourth wartime visit, says Israel must allow Palestinians to return to homes in north Gaza ■ Blinken calls genocide charge on Israel 'meritless,' as U.K.'s Cameron says he is 'worried' Israel may have breached international law ■ Israel's foreign ministry denies engaging in plans to transfer Gaza residents out of Strip

The IDF's attacks against Hezbollah have distanced the group's elite Radwan Force slightly from the border but the organization is still managing to carry out daily attacks – and it remains to be seen whether the price it is paying is too high for Nasrallah ■ Recent incidents in the Gaza Strip highlight the military's reliance on the Engineering Corps and the Combat Engineering Battalion