News about cease-fire, Hamas and Israel

The Commando Brigade joined the 162nd Division in southern Gaza's Rafah overnight, as the Israeli government is expected to approve widening the offensive there.

The Israeli military is calling on Palestinians in additional neighborhoods of northern Gaza to evacuate the area, as it presses on with its operation against Hamas in Jabaliya. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman, publishes a list of the new zones that… pic.twitter.com/fKH5HjnvPg

Since the start of the Rafah op, I've observed an increase in attacks against Israel by Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iraqi militia groups. I suspect this trend will continue and likely become worse if Israel launches a full invasion of Rafah.

The Biden admin. has assessed that Israel has amassed enough troops on the edge of the city of Rafah in Gaza to move forward with a full-scale incursion in the coming days, but senior US officials are currently unsure if it has made a final decision to carry out such a move in…