Forces are currently surrounding the "refugee" camp in the area and have begun advancing in it, operating against Hamas targets in the area, including military command and control bases.

<p><strong>The IDF has cleared for publication the names of three fallen soldiers:</strong></p><p>Major David Nati Alfasi, 27 from Be'er Sheva, a deputy battalion commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.<br /><br />Major Ilay Levy, 24 from Tel Aviv, a company commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.<br /><br />Captian Eyal Mevorach Twito, from Beit Gamliel, a platoon commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.</p><p>In the battle during which the three officers fell an additional soldier from the 202nd Battalion was severely wounded.</p><p>In addition, two soldiers from the 603rd Engineering Battalion of the Sa'ar Hagolan (7th) Brigade, were seriously wounded in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.</p>

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visited the Haifa Naval Base where he spoke with soldiers and inaugurated a new synagogue.

Chairman of Egypt's State Information Service said that a move by Israel to take control of the area along the Egypt-Gaza border could lead to a 'severe and serious' threat to the relations between the two countries.

<p>IAF fighter jets on Monday evening struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites and observation posts in the towns of Blida and Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.</p><p>In addition, earlier on Monday, the IDF struck a Hezbollah military compound in the area of Majdel Selm.</p><p>"Hezbollah’s military activity south of the Litani River in Lebanon, including the use and storage of armaments, is a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The IDF will continue to defend Israel’s borders from any threat," the statement said.</p>

Major David Nati Alfasi, Major Ilay Levy, and Captian Eyal Mevorach Twito were killed when an anti-tank missile struck the building where they were standing during an IDF offensive in western Khan Yunis on Monday afternoon.

The brother of fallen IDF soldier Shay Levinson says that he does not want other soldiers to risk their lives trying to recover his brother's body from Gaza.

A soldier hurled verbal abuse at passengers on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train when he found out that they were intending to hold a prayer service.