Nineteen former Israeli military, intelligence and police chiefs warned that the Jewish state was “on the precipice of defeat” in Gaza, calling for an end to the war to save the

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said that Israel must take "all necessary actions" to defeat Hamas, adding that he would present Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a new plan to achieve that objective.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to propose fully reoccupying the Gaza Strip when he meets his security cabinet, Israeli media say."The die has been cast. We're going for the full conquest of the Gaza Strip – and defeating Hamas,