It began with a drone strike on the border monitoring system, followed by the detonation of a tunnel that destroyed part of the security barrier, and continued with the infiltration of a Hamas commando unit into Israeli territory, alongside rocket attacks and incursions from both air and sea

Unprepared and often outnumbered, these soldiers and officers confronted Hamas terrorists head-on, with some making the ultimate sacrifice

National security minister refuses to be excluded from decision-making process in wartime Cabinet; Private initiatives abound to provide mental support and necessary supplies for families and children from southern communities

Army says Lt. Col. Alim Abdullah fell in battle against Islamic Jihad terrorists; Two terrorists killed in shootout, one flees back to Lebanon; Three Hezbollah operatives killed in Israeli retaliatory strikes

In report, Iran said to provide military training, logictics and arms valued in the millions of dollars; Iran denies involvement

Terrorists were able to take Israeli military vehicles including armed jeeps back to the strip and would pose further danger in coming days; using their pick-ups, they set up roadblocks to stop security forces from reaching attacked communities

Graphic video shows multiple bodies in street in Kibbutz Be’eri, just yards from where terrorists filmed walking with several civilians who appear to be those same hostages