Terror group says would study 'intransigent' proposal and deliver response to mediators as Rafah invasion looms

Austin also told a Senate hearing that a mass famine in Gaza would likely accelerate violence and ensure a long-term conflict; said U.S. is 'encouraging' Israelis to provide humanitarian assistance

Under U.S. deal up to 150,000 displaced could return to the northern Gaza Strip, according to the Wall Street Journal; Proposal also includes a six-week cease-fire during which 40 hostages will be released, in exchange for 900 Palestinian terrorists

Iron Dome-based naval defense system makes first baptism of after intercepting drone entering over Eilat; designed to intercept rockets, missiles and drones to protect maritime infrastructure, gas platforms and other naval assets

Turkish Trade Ministry conditions resumption of raw material trade on cease-fire in Palestinian enclave; Israeli officials fear sanctions would harm economy

German intelligence is monitoring an extreme organization led by Raheem Boateng, 26, who opposes Israel and advocates for the establishment of a Muslim caliphate; He has attracted tens of thousands of Western followers online

Nicaragua accuses Berlin of being complicit in the 'genocide' in Gaza; Germany's defense team responds: 'Germany is doing its utmost to live up to its responsibility vis-a-vis both the Israeli and the Palestinian people'