An agreement is reached to bring Benny Gantz’s opposition National Unity party into an emergency government amid the war with Hamas in Gaza following days of negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gantz announced in a joint statement.
A small war cabinet to direct the war with Hamas will be created, as demanded by Gantz, which will include just Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Gantz.
Former IDF general National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot together with Minister Ron Dermer will serve as observers in the war cabinet.
For the duration of the war, five members of the National Unity party will be added to the broader security cabinet which operates under every government — Gantz, Eisenkot, MK Gideon Sa’ar and two others yet to be determined.
Rockets target Tel Aviv area for second time in hour
Sirens are once again sounding in Tel Aviv and areas south of the city, including Holon, Bat Yam and Rishon Lezion, for the second time in under an hour.
More sirens in Ashkelon, Gaza region
Sirens sound again in Ashkelon and several Gaza border communities as Gaza-based terrorists launch a fresh barrage at Israel.
The MDA rescue group says four people in an earlier attack deeper inside Israel were treated for injuries sustained while running to shelters.
Sirens in Ashkelon
Fresh sirens are sounding in Ashkelon and other areas north of the Gaza strip.
Gaza’s only power plant has run out of fuel, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies, Gaza’s Hamas-run energy ministry said.
That leaves only generators to power the territory — but they also run on fuel that is in short supply.
Rocket sirens sound across central Israel
Rocket warning sirens sound across central Israel as Gaza terrorists appear to fire a massive barrage of longer-range projectiles.
Among the cities targeted are Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Holon and Rehovot.
There are no immediate details on hits or casualties.
Horrific images emerge of utter destruction in Kibbutz Be’eri
The first images and footage emerge from inside Kibbutz Be’eri where dozens of residents were murdered by Hamas terrorists.
Footage shows many burned-out or completely destroyed homes after terrorists moved house to house killing residents.
Some houses are blackened, while others lie in rubble.
The sheer number of dead in Hamas’s slaughter of residents and soldiers in southern Israel communities is far overstretching the army rabbinate’s system for identifying victims of wars and terror attacks at its base near Ramle.
A warren of refrigerated containers have been set up at the entrance of the base to hold all the remains, according to the Ynet news site. Bodies of civilians are being identified by police, while those of soldiers or where there are complications in identifying the bodies are moved into the base’s lab for further examination.
The decision to deal with all bodies at the rabbinate base was made by the Home Front Command without input from the Health Ministry, according to Haaretz.
Before authorities clear a body for burial, DNA tests and pictures must be taken, which are then run through various national databases. In some cases, families are being asked to come in to identify their loved ones.
The leader of a prominent Iranian-backed militia in Iraq threatens to attack American bases in retaliation if the United States intervenes in the war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.
“Our missiles, drones, and special forces are ready to direct qualitative strikes at the American enemy in its bases and disrupt its interests if it intervenes in this battle,” Ahmad “Abu Hussein” al-Hamidawi, head of the Kataib Hezbollah militia, says in a statement. He also threatened to launch missiles at Israeli targets.
Al-Hamidawi calls on Iraqis to demonstrate and collect donations in support of the Hamas military campaign.
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