Such an evacuation could be "more difficult than any previous operations in recent memory," the Post reported, potentially involving Air Force aircraft or Navy warships. 

Addressing this turbulent situation requires careful consideration of regional dynamics, diplomatic efforts and an understanding of the shared goals and motivations that drive these terrorist groups.

A home in the settlement, located on the western edge of the Seam Line, was damaged.

"The IDF and the Southern Command are preparing high quality attack plans to achieve the goals of the war," according to the IDF chief.

On the eighteenth day of the war Israel struggles with the waiting phrase before an expected ground incursion; dealing with humanitarian issues and continued strikes 

"Look at how many I killed with my own hands, your son killed Jews!" the Hamas terrorist said in a call using a murdered Israeli's phone.

“Walking through here is like Eisenhower walking through Bergen-Belsen and seeing the destruction and carnage. The world needs to witness this firsthand.”

The White House, Pentagon and State Department have stepped up private appeals for caution in conversations with the Israelis.