Explosion on Gaza Border, IDF Retaliates

The IDF reported the detonation of an explosive device on Saturday on the border fence separating Israel from Gaza. No Israeli troops were in the vicinity at the time of the explosion and no injuries or damage was reported.

Hamas Rejects Israel’s Offer to Retrieve Bodies From Terror Tunnel

Terrorist Tunnel

On Friday, Hamas rejected Israel’s offer to allow them to enter Israel to retrieve the bodies of five terrorists killed in a tunnel that crossed the border into Israel. Israel’s requirement was simple and clearly quid pro quo; some form of progress in negotiations for the return of the bodies of two Israeli soldiers killed in the last war with Gaza.