Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, has expressed heightened opposition to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during comments made on Wednesday.

In a recent ground operations, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have successfully located and neutralized approximately 130 tunnel shafts in the Gaza Strip, dealing a substantial blow to Hamas’s underground infrastructure.

Today, General Ingo Gerhartz, the Chief Commander of the German Air Force, made a meaningful gesture of solidarity during his visit to Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, Israel.

Chassidish singer Shulem Lemmer released a song dedicated to the victims of the October 7th massacre. The song, called Kehilos Hakodesh, was composed by Hershy Weinberger and Shulem Lemmer and arranged and recorded by Doni Gross.

The IDF has reported several incidents in the northern Gaza Strip involving clashes with Hamas operatives. In one instance, the Nahal Brigade directed an aircraft to target a group of Hamas members who were inside a mosque and attempting to escape through a tunnel.

CNN’s Jake Tapper went on a blistering monologue on Sunday, tearing apart the calls for Israel to enter a ceasefire with Hamas in order to protect civilian lives in Gaza.

Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy posted videos purportedly showing Hamas terrorists engaged in war crimes, including deliberately endangering civilians.

Emily Hand, 8, whose father Thomas Hand, told CNN last month that he was relieved she was murdered rather than abducted by Hamas, is now thought to be alive in Gaza. Emily’s parents, who lived in Kibbutz Be’eri, were told two days after the Hamas assault, that Emily had been murdered.

Representative Rich McCormick, a Republican from Georgia, submitted a resolution on Monday that takes aim at Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.