Israeli forces called the operation that began overnight a "broad counterterrorism operation" being carried out in "northern Sameria," which is the biblical name for the area used

Hamas has swiftly reestablished its hold over areas from which Israel withdrew, killing dozens of Palestinians it accused of collaborating with Israel.

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire deal.

US-backed Gaza aid group transitions work after proving more effective than U.N. agencies reportedly plagued by corruption and Hamas support in Gaza Strip.

The father of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last slain Israeli hostage still held in the Gaza Strip, says that neither Israel nor the terror groups in Gaza knows where his body is, and that he fears his son will never be returned to Israel.

It was the first time the Islamist group had publicly acknowledged that its members were trapped in the tunnels.