PM Benjamin Netanyahu further added that the government will continue to target remaining militant groups despite the ceasefire that came into effect last month.

Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"We want Israel as an ally," Vance said, "and for the US to have less interest in the Middle East. " Israel and the US have the "difficult tasks ahead," of disarming Hamas and ensuring it no longer poses a threat to Israel while also rebuilding Gaza,

With Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s visit to India this week, the stage will be set for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, which has been delayed for many years because of political turmoil in Israel,

Israel has received, via the Red Cross, the coffins of 3 fallen hostages, which were handed over to an IDF and ISA force inside the Gaza Strip. They will be transferred to Israel, where they will be received in a military ceremony with the participation of the IDF Chief Rabbi.

Disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza "will be achieved," Netanyahu said during his visit to CENTCOM's CMCC in Kiryat Gat, accompanied by IDF officials, including Lt. -Gen.

The new rounds of violence were “likely the most serious challenge to the tenuous ceasefire deal in Gaza since it came into force,” The Associated Press said. The Israeli Defense Forces said the ceasefire was back in effect after its heavy airstrikes,

Benjamin Netanyahu, who has clocked 17 nonconsecutive years at the top, outpolls all other candidates for the job.