'The writing was on the wall' local mayor says after months of attacks from Iran-backed terror group; residents demand government action to remove threat 

Lahat was killed during fighting in Netzarim Corridor area, IDF announces; Some 681 soldiers have fallen since the beginning of the war, 325 of them in Gaza ground op

'Negotiations will be complex and will take several weeks,' sources say as army drops leaflets over Gaza City urging on civilians to evacuate immediately; 'Gaza City will be a dangerous combat zone'

Over two months after being enlisted into the military, Weiss says joining army helped her overcome both herself and her time in captivity

Hezbollah chief asserts primary objective of exhausting Israel achieved, reiterates end to fighting in north conditional on Gaza cease-fire; 'What Hamas agrees to in negotiations is enough for us'

 IAI announced the deal is closed, but it is currently withholding the identity of the country behind it; Reports suggest it is a satellite deal, and IAI chief Amir Peretz is finalizing details at a meeting taking place in Morocco

Following a Russian attack that claimed the lives of 34 people and wounded 150 others, Israel has offered to care for Ukrainian children with cancer in a hospital in central Israel; Israel awaits a response from President Zelensky