On claims that his calls violate the IDF's open-fire rules, Eliyahu said that "we are as state of law. At the end of the day, only God will hold terrorists accountable."

In the video, Hamas police could be seen using batons to distance people.

On October 7, one of the IDF bases that Hamas inflicted significant damage to was a base that prepared nuclear missiles, according to a report in the New York Times.

US CENTCOM said that four attacks had been conducted against three separate commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea.

“We believe they [Israel] have been receptive to our messages in terms of trying to minimize civilian casualties,” US NSC spokesperson John Kirby said.

The end of the ceasefire and the resumption of fighting resulted from Hamas's decision to stop returning hostages and start firing rockets, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner says.

According to the freed hostages, Hamas terrorists often used excessive physical force as part of their interrogations of Israeli hostages, Army Radio reported.

Strikes against Hamas in Gaza came from the Israeli Air Force, ground forces, and Navy alike.