The Arabic spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office declared: 'Gazans must know Hamas does not care about them.'

<p>A senior Hamas official has reportedly been assassinated in Khan Yunis in Gaza. This is unconfirmed at press time.</p>

The Kfir Brigade, established in 2005, has located and destroyed 30 terror tunnel shafts since the beginning of the war.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a situational assessment today on the border of the Gaza Strip and praised the soldiers fighting there.

<p>Over the last few hours, IDF ground troops and the IAF continued to operate across the Gaza Strip, striking rocket launchers, terrorist infrastructure, weapons storage facilities and eliminating Hamas terrorists, the IDF spokesperson announced.</p><p>In one incident, IDF ground troops identified three Hamas terrorists located in their vicinity. The troops’ commander directed a UAV towards the terrorists, which struck and killed them. </p><p>Furthermore, a terrorist fired an RPG at IDF soldiers. The soldiers identified the terrorist and responded with fire, killing two terrorists. IDF troops also located two terrorists who shot at them from a tunnel shaft. In response, the troops destroyed the tunnel shaft and eliminated the terrorists. </p><p>During an additional incident, IDF troops directed a UAV towards three terrorists that were identified in the area, which struck and killed them. </p>

Ahead of the Red Cross president's visit to Israel, the families of the hostages urge her to act: 'Every day could be their last'.

The Hebrew expression for standing tall in our Land is: Komemiut B’Artzeinu - we must continue to do that and make sure our enemies know it.

IDF Arabic spokesman Avhichay Adraee reads a 'bedtime story' to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.