Hamas has been using hostage release operations to rebuild its forces and map territory within Gaza, Israeli sources have told The Telegraph.

Netanyahu’s office said that Zamir would take on the post on March 6 and will become IDF’s 24th chief of staff.

His visit comes as a fragile truce holds between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both ...

Follow the latest updates from NBC News here. The day after militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, the two sides were engaged in all-out war, with at more than 1,100 dead ...