Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's confrontation with enemies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip was far from over and vowed to enforce truces "with an iron fist."
Israel's parliament approved in a first reading on Monday night a bill to allow the death penalty for people convicted of killing Israeli civilians.
About 200 Hamas fighters were trapped in tunnels beneath Rafah, refused to surrender as Israeli forces took positions above, raising fears of a deadly imminent assault.