epa11328520 A group of Israeli soldiers holds an Israeli flag as they gather with military vehicles at an undisclosed position near the border fence with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, 09 May 2024. US Defense Secretary Austin at a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on 08 May confirmed the Biden administration's decision to pause a shipment of...

epa11329411 An Ultra Orthodox Jewish man walks past Israeli military vehicles gathered near the border fence with the Gaza Strip, at an undisclosed location in southern Israel, 09 May 2024. On 07 May, Israel said that its troops began an operation targeting Hamas militants and infrastructure within specific areas of eastern Rafah, taking operational control...