Israel struck military targets in Hezbollah's stronghold in the Beqaa Valley and other sites in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah launches another wave of rockets at the north.
604 IDF soldiers and security members killed, 3,193 wounded. Over 12,200 rockets and other projectiles have been fired into Israel, and some 13,000 Hamas terrorists eliminated.
The soldiers were identified as Capt. Ido Baruch, 21, from Tel Mond; Sgt. Amitai Even Shoshan, 20, from Moshav Azri’el; Sgt. Ilai Zair, 20, from Kedar; and Sgt. Reef Harush, 20, from Kibbutz Ramat David.
The president also warned the US' policy in the Israel-Hamas conflict would depend on Israel’s immediate actions to mitigate the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Police investigator reveals captured terrorists revealed they cut apart Israeli victims' bodies, taking pieces into captivity in Gaza to hold for ransom.
The plan includes thousands of PA security personnel to help distribute aid and hundreds to guard the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Strip.
Hamas no longer functioning as a military force in most of Gaza, says Defense Minister Gallant, but adds the terror group still has four battalions still operational in Rafah.
The meeting was originally scheduled last week but was canceled by Benjamin Netanyahu after the US failed to veto a U.N. resolution on the war on March 25.
The alternative plan includes technological advances to secure the Gaza-Egypt border, a major source of arms smuggling, including border closures and using cameras and sensors.
The terrorists are also hiding behind patients to fire at the Israeli forces while the IDF brings in medical supplies and food, said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.