Gaza

The air strikes were focused on "terrorist infrastructure in the southern border town of Rafiah," which straddles the Gaza-Egypt border.

Hamas praised the murder as a “heroic action that came as a result of Israel’s crimes against our people."

Maher Obaid is coordinating operations for the Hamas “Judea & Samaria Desk,” which operates out of Gaza.

Al-Alami is known as the long-time Hamas envoy to the Iranian government and has close ties to Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah.

The target that was bombed in the middle of the night near Damascus could have also been destroyed by a missile launched quietly, without taking the risks and the complications of an air strike.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports a gradual cut to UNRWA," said a senior Israeli official.

"The decision is bound to improve living and health conditions in Gaza as power supply returns to normal," WAFA declared, but had enough sense not to pin the human crisis caused by the PA on "the Occupation."

Gadi Yarkoni, head of the Eshkol Regional Council, asked the political echelon to respond in a manner that "will restore deterrence but won't lead to an unnecessary escalation."

It is not clear why Red Alert incoming rocket alert sirens are not being activated by the day’s attacks on the region.

The group threatened in the video to target IDF Southern Command chief Eyal Zamir, warning that he and other IDF officers are within range of its snipers.

The request came on a day in which Gaza terrorists launched three separate mortar and rocket attacks on Jewish communities in southern Israel.

The rocket landed in an open area on the Israel side of the southern border, in the Eshkol Regional Council district.

The rocket alert system did not go off.

At least one rocket landed in an open area near a kibbutz.

"The Hamas command in Gaza has been increasingly motivated of late to advance attacks via Hamas members in Judea and Samaria."

"The severe shooting on Friday proved once again that Iran ... is playing with the lives of Gaza residents and is likely to lead the Gaza Strip to escalation after years of security calm."

One building was damaged by a rocket. Attack happened during a birthday ceremony for IDF soldier Oron Shaul, z'l, whose remains are still held by Hamas.

Despite attempts by local vendors to decorate their shop fronts to attract customers, the holiday season this year has not met expectations.

General Mordechai called on the Red Cross to cooperate so the truth could come to light.

"[Trump's] statement is important," Liberman said. "These things seem to have a price which is worth paying."

The security cabinet did not accept the High Court's rulings and is demanding an expanded court be convened to reconsider their decision.

Explosions from Gaza rattled the windows as far away as Ashdod. Listen to the embedded video.

A barrage of alarms blared through the middle of the night, waking families up out of a sound sleep in southern Israel.

"We say in clear language that we are strong, and determined, and we support the security forces."

Had it not been for the bomb shelter built into their home, they might not have survived to tell the tale.

The Red Alert triggered in the Ashkelon Coastal district.

"The terrorists in Gaza confirm unequivocally what we repeat: they destroy the future of the Gazans with their own hands."

The kibbutz, which on the eve of Passover, 2008, suffered the worst bombardment by mortar shells since the Israeli disengagement from Gaza (they insisted on celebrating the seder at the kibbutz dining hall), is expecting that "turning into a mixed kibbutz will facilitate growth and development."

Herzl and Merav Hajaj, the parents of a young soldier killed by terrorists responded to the Court ruling, saying: "Unfortunately, the terrorists will continue to celebrate the future funerals with dancing and giving away candy."

"The decision is problematic," Netanyahu said. "You can't give Hamas free gifts."