News about Hamas, Israel

The expanded meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, has concluded. pic.twitter.com/s3D6fEEHU6

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are currently holding a private meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. An expanded meeting will be held later. pic.twitter.com/pDLN6b6zhI

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met earlier today with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the Kerem Shalom Crossing with the Gaza Strip, saying that Israel is "committed to the return of the hostages, and prepared to carry out any mission in the Rafah area." Gallant and… pic.twitter.com/MmfHonIuuh

I've closely tracked every Hamas-Israel conflict since 2014. Unlike previous conflicts, Hamas has deliberately not published Gaza figures of dead fighters, commanders, and affiliates (except in a handful of cases). This strategy is aimed at obscuring the actual count of…