Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis have demonstrated across the country against mandatory military enlistment.

Accounts from soldiers who were stationed in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire there are offering a rare glimpse into the Israeli-controlled part of the war-ravaged territory.

Israel’s military has advanced beyond Lebanon’s Litani River for the first time since 2006.

Tensions have been increasing in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops recently crossed the strategic Litani River, which the Israeli military has used as a de facto boundary. Large areas to the south are under Israeli military control, despite the Washington-brokered ceasefire from April 17.

Israel has captured the 12th century Beaufort Castle, which overlooks southern Lebanon and northern Israel. The move suggests Israel is planning an extended military presence in Lebanon.

The Israeli military released footage said to be of troops capturing a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century.

Hamas confirmed Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed the new leader of its military wing less than two weeks after his predecessor was killed. Hamas said in a statement that Mohammed Odeh died Tuesday along with his wife and two of his children in an airstrike.