The U.S. is extremely concerned that an Israeli operation in southern Gaza would lead to significantly more civilian casualties.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Gaza, vowing to continue the conflict until victory and emphasising three goals.

Israel is looking to decisively finish its operations in and around Gaza City and prepare to move its offensive south.

Today, the images and videos circulating, especially across social media, are offering a very poor representation of the truth of what happened on Oct. 7 in Israel. This is partly due to the Israeli government’s understandable efforts to protect the privacy and dignity of the victims,

"The Government of Israel is committed to achieving the goals of the war: Releasing the hostages, eliminating Hamas and ensuring that Gaza never again constitutes a threat to the residents of Israel." Israel's defenses forces (IDF) then attacked more than 400 targets in the Gaza Strip,