It took Halevi almost three weeks to launch the counteroffensive. Could it be that he did not even expect the IDF would need to retake the Gaza Strip, or ever dedicate the IDF to planning for it?

International media highlighted that while Abdullah, seated beside Trump, did not directly reject the president’s idea, his discomfort was visibly evident.

Major General Michel Yanko presented plans to expand medical training, increasing IDF's doctors and paramedics after war insights show their presence boosts survival rates and soldier confidence.

We hope that the raids were carefully considered in advance and that the reasoning behind the raid and what was found will be swiftly presented.

"The right answer is not a real estate operation, this is a political operation," Macron told CNN in an interview.

Local police reportedly said that "even though the demonstration was carried out without a permit, it was legal." 

"We have a clear indication that he is alive," The aunt of hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana, Hannah Mastronov, told Ynet.

Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the incident calling it an act of incitement, "not in keeping with the spirit of the peace agreement between the countries."