IDF Officer Killed in Undercover Operation Inside Gaza

An IDF officer was killed on Sunday night while his unit was operating undercover inside Gaza. The flare-up comes while Israel and Hamas are engaged in difficult ceasefire negotiations intended to calm violence on Israel’s southern border, caused by weekly Hamas-led riots and incendiary aerial devices.

Eizenkot Tours Syrian Border

IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot toured the Syrian border Wednesday, to asses the current status in southern Syria and the developing situation of refugees amassing along Israel’s border.