One former military chief said that Israel is "well over a year past the point where we could have ended the war."

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would convene his security cabinet this week to discuss how to instruct the military to meet his war goals in Gaza. "We must continue to stand together and fight together to achieve all our war objectives: the defeat of the enemy,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly pushing for a full occupation of the Gaza Strip in a massive expansion of the country’s military operations in the enclave. His move, according to Israeli media,

Hamas recently said it’s prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver aid to Israeli hostages it holds in Gaza. The announcement comes after Hamas released video of two hostages who are suffering from malnutrition.

Hamas announced on Sunday that it would conditionally permit aid to be delivered to hostages in Gaza, so long as Israel would cease its airstrikes in the region. The Palestinian nationalist Islamic paramilitary organization said it would allow the Red Cross to deliver supplies and much-needed aid to the hostages Hamas has in Gaza,