The Israeli defense minister said that Israel does not believe Hamas will agree to a ceasefire. The Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli forces in the central Gaza Strip on May 5 that he anticipates ”a powerful operation in Rafah in the near future” because Israel has ”identified signs …

Hamas and Qatari delegations arrived in Cairo to discuss the current ceasefire proposal on May 4.[i] Hamas is expected to present an official response to the proposal during the discussions.[ii] Arab mediators told the Wall Street Journal that the head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, said on …

Hezbollah continued it attacks, mainly on military and civilian targets in northern Israel andthe Golan Heights, claiming responsibility for 126 attacks during the past three weeks. In twoattacks (Har Dov and Arab al-Aramsheh) an IDF civilian worker and an IDF officer were killed.In response, Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked Hezbollah’s …