Prime Minister Netanyahu is currently holding a situation assessment discussion with senior security officials at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, sources told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday morning.This comes after the IAF began striking targets in Gaza on Monday night.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he instructed the military to take "strong action" against Hamas in Gaza in response to the group's refusal to release hostages and rejection of all ceasefire proposals."Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength," the prime minister's office said in a statement.

IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Police forces began an operation in Nablus overnight, the military said on Tuesday. During the operation, forces arrested three wanted persons and interrogated dozens of suspects. The military added that in parallel, security forces operated throughout the West Bank, arresting wanted persons and confiscating weapons. In Kalkilya, troops eliminated a terrorist and wounded others who had opened fire at troops.