"We confirm that the number of enemy prisoners who were killed as a result of the military operations of the enemy army in the Gaza Strip may exceed seventy prisoners," Hamas wrote.

At the conservative CPAC gathering earlier this month, Trump said Israel was safer when he left office in January 2021.

“Like every country,” he said, “it’s probably best if [Israel] makes its decisions based on what it can do by itself.” 

"I have asked that studies be carried out into this ugly ideology of our times, which cancels out the differences and makes everything the same," the pope said.

The officials declined to discuss exact timing of the expected US air drop of aid into Gaza, although two officials said it could happen in the coming days.

"Many members of this Committee are gravely concerned, but sadly, unsurprised, by allegations that employees of UNRWA participated in the horrendous October 7th attack," McCaul wrote

During the two-hour-long webinar, Naim justified the October 7 massacre and laid out the perceived achievements from the atrocities.

This is still an overall reduction in ranking over the decade, as Israel had been in 11th place 10 years ago, during which time Iran rose rapidly despite the sanctions imposed on it.