The IDF would need an additional three to four days to flesh out pockets of Hamas fighters who took up smaller positions or who were hiding in ambush in various areas.
From logistical challenges to deeper ideological questions, educational organizations are forging new paths to connect travelers to Israel in the wake of the October 7 attacks.
Quietly and without fanfare, alcohol production has become a real trend for the Gaza border towns, from whiskey to wine.
The soldiers, who were eager to protect their people, were then left with nothing to do for two days after being prohibited to going South.
"These [Telegram] channels were neither secret nor hidden — they were open and accessible to all," Lt.-Col. (res.) Dahoah-Halevi argued.
Rocket alerts sounded in the Gaza border community of Be'eri in addition to Sderot and Nir Am, among other localities.
Fourteen months after October 7, Israel's southern communities struggle to balance rebuilding with preserving memories as tourists visit attack sites while residents return home.
The organization is coordinating groups it anticipates will move to the Gaza border region, the Jordan Valley, the Galilee, and parts of the Negev.
Local elections postponed since October were held Tuesday in five southern Israeli communities near Gaza, with special polling arrangements for evacuees and soldiers.
Residents in the Gaza Envelope claimed to have spotted an aircraft cruising at low altitude on its way to the center.