Egyptian equipment and specialists have been deployed to Gaza to help locate and recover the bodies of Israeli hostages who remain missing.

Israel insisted on Sunday that it will maintain control of security inside Gaza despite signing up to a US-brokered ceasefire that foresees the deployment of an international security force.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers Israel would decide for itself where and when to strike its foes and which countries would be allowed to send troops to police the truce.

The latest incident comes after UNIFIL accused IDF twice earlier this month of dropping grenades near its observers. The IDF said both times it had attempted to disperse Hezbollah activity, and did not intend to harm UNIFIL observers.

The Israeli army said a strike on Yemen on Aug. 28, which killed the premier of the Houthi government and other ministers, also eliminated the militant group’s chief of general staff — in what the Israel Defense Forces labeled a “severe blow.

The US Secretary of State stated that the strike was not a violation of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal and drew attention to the 13 deceased hostages whose remains are still being held in Gaza.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completes Iron Beam laser interceptor that destroys rockets and drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional missile systems.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on October 22, announced the elimination of a high-ranking Hezbollah commander in a targeted airstrike in southern Lebanon. Issa Ahmad Karbala was a Hezbollah Radwan Force platoon commander operating in the Ain Qana area of Lebanon.