"All of these debates will be had in good time; there is no urgency now. We must first defeat our enemies."

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said that Hamas “will never be defeated" after the assassination of its deputy leader Saleh al Arouri in Lebanon by Israel.

Smotrich: "Two million people wake up every morning with a desire to destroy the State of Israel and slaughter, rape, and murder Jews."

A New York Times report uncovered evidence that Hamas cleared out documents and transferred hostages away from the complex ahead of the IDF's raid of Shifa Hospital.

This planned attack came multiple months after an Iraqi national was arrested for lurking outside of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, shortly after a series of bomb threats.

The fact Houthi media has highlighted the current meetings with the Iranians shows this is not clandestine, but rather an open call.

"The consequences of this terror will be felt by [the US]," Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani warned.

Despite Israeli military success against Hamas, the transition to the lower-intensity "stage 3" could allow the terror group the chance to regain its military foothold in the Strip.