Military doesn't believe Hamas is actively preparing to launch fresh hostilities, but threatens harsh retaliation to any further violence amid rising tensions along the border

Head of Southern Command acknowledges difficulties in dealing with rocket attacks after thousands were fired at Israeli home front, says this is army's top priority

Though it had clear successes on the tunnel front and elsewhere, the military failed to prevent terror groups in Gaza from firing over 4,000 rockets and mortar shells at Israel

Military believes the terror group could attempt some kind of cross-border raid or fire a massive salvo toward Tel Aviv

Security officials said to suggest Hamas using calm period to procure advanced weaponry; military's Southern Command holds drill simulating tunnel warfare in next conflict

Military says drill was planned in advance, not connected to current situation; quarantined army chief to manage exercise remotely

The IDF regards the Strip as calm for now, but a perpetual potential powder keg, and Southern Command deems most rounds of fighting in past 2.5 years to have been failures

Arson balloons from Gaza spark 29 fires in Israel Tuesday; Airborne bomb launched by terrorists explodes in basketball court in Netivot, as escalation continues

Strikes come hours after Qatari envoy arrives in Strip bringing $30 million in cash, seeking to ease the Israel-Hamas tensions

No casualties, airborne bomb launched by terrorists explodes in basketball court in Netivot, as escalation continues