After American Jewish Congress demands Turkish PM return prize after saying Israel 'surpassed Hitler in barbarism,' Erdogan gladly agrees.

Code Red sirens sound in Gush Etzion and parts of the West Bank, as Gaza militants fire rockets and mortars on Israel and IDF soldiers.

In prerecorded message aired on group's official channel, Mohammed Deif, declares victory over IDF, repeats Mashal's conditions for truce.

Israel and Hamas found themselves falling into a cycle of escalation, writes Nahum Barnea, but after Israel spent years ignoring the tunnel threat, will it really be so willing now to leave a fight it is winning while even one still stands?

Iron Dome intercepts rockets over Be'er Sheva, other southern communities after morning salvo saw rocket hit home in Yehud.

UNRWA says it found more rockets hidden in one of its schools, as over 102,000 Palestinian refugees congregated at the UN agency's facilities.

10 soldiers killed in past day in two separate incidents; five killed after Gaza terrorists penetrated into Israel; five more killed beforehand after mortar hits Eshkol region, bringing IDF death toll to 53.

Palestinian death toll rises to 1,110; Gaza reports claim IAF hit Hamas' Gaza leader's home, as well as Hamas' radio and television stations; Gaza's main power plant also hit in morning attack.