Tensions rose in Gaza on Sunday as Hamas killed an Israeli soldier with an anti-tank missile during a failed mission into the enclave to free hostages.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu‘s military unleashed the ‘heaviest 24 hours’ of bombing since the Israel-Hamas conflict began two weeks ago, with media sources in Gaza saying 400 Palestinians were killed in strikes across the enclave.
As Israel continued to lay Gaza under ‘total siege’, and as the aerial bombardment continued into Monday morning, the Israeli Prime Minister convened a meeting of his top generals and his war cabinet to assess the escalating conflict.