Israel despite the USA: Defense Minister Gallant stirs things up in Washington. Israel continues to defy US calls to reduce suffering in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “It is impossible to defeat the sheer evil of Hamas by leaving it intact in Rafah. … We will enter Rafah and achieve total victory” Heavy fighting continued in other parts of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. Israel Defense Forces and Israel's Shin Bet military intelligence service launched an operation in the al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Younis. The operation included airstrikes on about 40 targets, including military facilities and underground tunnels.