At least one home was leveled, the building's rubble spreading downhill ... alive and hiding under the debris. For some soldiers, the mission to clear the kibbutz is personal.

What service leaders would like is to send a robot out to clear a building or lay a line charge ... while giving soldiers the space to solve problems and make “values-based” decisions ...

killing many of the soldiers inside, the military said. Hamas’ military wing said that it had carried out an attack on a building in central Gaza on Monday, leading to an explosion that leveled it.

He emphasized the need for a fundamental shift in strategy, stating, "Our soldiers' blood is not expendable." Halevi added, "This method of going house-to-house and clearing tunnel shafts on foot ...