(EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was edited post-publication to reflect additional information about the proposed deal.)
On Monday Israel began its operation to take Rafah as part of its campaign to eliminate Hamas. An evacuation of civilians from the eastern side of the city coincided with targeted strikes, signaling that the long-awaited invasion of the terrorist government’s last stronghold was underway.
That came after a rocket attack killed four IDF soldiers and injured 10 more on Sunday, seeming to provide the final push over the edge for the Israelis.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and 10 more were wounded in a Hamas-claimed rocket attack on a staging ground near the Gaza Strip on Sunday, prompting the military to shutter a key border crossing…
…Another 10 soldiers were wounded, including two soldiers of the 931st Battalion and a soldier of the Shaked Battalion who were…