Gallant to White House Envoy McGurk: Hostage negotiators to have more authority, IDF preparing further ground operations

Following a visit by the Head of the Mossad to Doha, Hamas has dropped some demands and added others.

The two men running the war are increasingly at loggerheads over the details of the proposed Hamas deal.

The IDF also eliminated dozens of terrorists in Rafah and destroyed a number of booby-trapped buildings in the area.

The Air Force struck some 50 targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including booby-trapped structures, terrorist squads, and launch sites.

IDF soldier from Ness Ziona was killed earlier today in the neighbourhood of Shejaiya in Gaza. He was killed while fighting Hamas gunmen with another soldier injured in the same incident.

A suspicious package found in Nablus in the West Bank was taken to a local police station where it detonated, injuring multiple officers in the incident earlier today, channel 14 reports. 

Defense Minister Gallant posted a celebratory July 4 message on X for the United States.

Former Defense Minister and current Israel Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman said that "the main effort needs to be directed at defeating Iran."

The decision comes following a reportedly softened Hamas proposal which did not insist on a full IDF withdrawal during Stage 1 of the Biden proposal.

The continued pressure of both the IDF and foreign countries is starting to get to Sinwar. 

The IDF continues to eliminate terrorists in both close quarters combat and air and artillery strikes.

There were signs ahead of the attack that should have “lit up all the red lights!”