A day after incident on Lebanon border, military names Staff Sgt. (res.) Matanya Elster, 22

Visit comes a day after US Secretary of State Blinken arrived, vowed America's unflinching support for Israel in meeting with Netanyahu

Netanyahu says he was updated only when devastating Hamas infiltration began at 6:29 a.m. Saturday; reports say top brass had 'scraps' of info, didn't raise alert or boost forces

5 National Unity ministers join government, including 2 former IDF chiefs of staff; Lapid accuses coalition of 'unpardonable failure'; Health Ministry passes to Shas's Uriel Buso

Father and son reportedly shot dead as they take part in burial of four Palestinians gunned down by settlers on Wednesday

At press conference, parents, siblings and spouses weep over their loved ones, some of whom have been abducted by Hamas to Gaza

Saleh al-Arouri claims terror group's 'policy' is to spare civilians, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary; Abbas rejects harm to civilians 'on both sides'

Kristalina Georgieva says ongoing war is 'darkening the horizon' for an already weakened global economy as energy watchdog keeps a tight watch on feared oil supply disruptions

Prepared in just 36 hours, 2,000-bed medical facility in Rambam parking garage can house 8,000 people, operate self-sufficiently for three days in case of nonconventional warfare

Herzi Halevi says 'Gaza will not look the same' following war, warns that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and the terrorists he commands 'are dead men'