The U.S. offered Hamas militants safe passage from areas in Gaza controlled by Israel to parts the group controls, U.S. and Israeli officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The goal of the U.S. proposal,

Left by the military to fend for itself, local security squad, reportedly with only a few guns, fought off Hamas terrorists assaulting community and evacuated wounded under fire The post IDF probe credits Ein Habesor residents with repelling Oct.

Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction wrought in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said, in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.

Israel received the remains two deceased hostages held in Gaza on Thursday afternoon. The remains were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross and taken to the country’s national forensics laboratory for identification.

A clip circulating online shows ultra-Orthodox men, on their way to a mass demonstration against conscription to the military, passing soldiers at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem. The footage is taken by Yehonatan Cohen, an Israel Defense Forces reservist who finished a round of duty today.