Israel Threatens Ramadan Attack on Rafah if Hostages Not Released 

Israeli soldiers stand at an artillery position, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, Feb. 19, 2024. Palestinians inspect the destruction in Rafah on Feb. 18, 2024, following overnight Israeli air strikes on the southern Gaza Strip border city.

Israeli forces carried out aerial attacks and ground operations Monday in the southern Gaza Strip, as Gaza health officials said the number of Palestinians killed there since October surpassed 29,000 people.