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The IDF said that since 7:00 a.m., the crossing has been under its full operational control.

Hezbollah said the same day that it carried out a drone attack on an Israeli military position near the northern Israeli town.

Hamas releases propaganda video • Rockets fired at Israel following Rafah op • Son of Hamas leader warns ceasefire is a 'trap'

To preach to Israel about civilian deaths is hypocritical - the US should know better, given its track record.

The Prime Minister's Office said earlier on Monday night that the War Cabinet had agreed to continue with Israel's planned Rafah operation. 

"I was given the privilege to take part in commemorating the memory and heroism of our brothers and sisters who were murdered in the Holocaust," Herman said.

If the question is "Did Israel radically improve its security situation vis a vis Hamas compared to all prior rounds of conflict," the answer is unquestionably yes, and then some.

The IDF stated that soldiers had killed a terrorist, destroyed an explosives manufacturing factory, and discovered an additional factory and a Kalashnikov rifle in the overnight raid.

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a 30-minute phone conversation following the evacuation of Palestinians from Rafah.

The new humanitarian zone includes field hospitals, tents, and increased provisions of food, water, medicine, and other supplies.