LIVE | Israeli army: ‘Hamas military stronghold captured’; Prime Minister open to short combat breaks | Instagram

War Israel and HamasThe Israeli Defense Force (IDF) claims to have captured a Hamas military stronghold and detonated an arms depot of the Palestinian Islamist terror group ‘in a civilian area’ adjacent to al-Quds hospital. Israel has repeatedly claimed that Hamas uses hospital buildings to conduct operations. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is open to “short, tactical pauses in combat” to ease the access of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Follow all developments surrounding the conflict in the Middle East in our live blog.