The Al-Aqsa mosque, which Muslims regard as the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina, resides on a hill in Jerusalem's Old City known to Jews as Har ha-Bayit, or Temple Mount.

IDF Col. Hezi Nachman said that there are hundreds of thousands of people in northern Gaza and Hamas rule of the area is returning.

According to Hamas, the two parties discussed recent news from Gaza, including political and “on-the-ground” developments.

It's not clear who organized Monday morning's protest. 

Yahya Sinwar’s continued survival is what lends the inspiration that drives Hamas terrorists to continue their fight.

Had they had such vehicles, it would not have averted the entire tragedy by a long shot, but could have saved many lives and made some of the battles more even until IDF reinforcements arrived.

The Hezbollah leader insisted that his movement's decision to launch attacks on Israel "stabilized the balance of deterrence and proved that Lebanon has a real deterrent power."

The Israeli delegation, headed by Mossad director David Barnea and Shin Bet director Ronan Bar, landed in Cairo for hostage negotiations on Tuesday morning.