Israel At War Sunday March 3

Israel at war day 149

-The negotiations for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal were near collapse, Israeli media reported on Sunday, after Hamas refused to provide information on the status of the remaining hostages in the Strip.

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing death toll to 246.

Dennis Yekimov,33 from Beer Sheva

-Officials now believe that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has no intention of agreeing to a temporary ceasefire in the coming days.

Instead, Israel believes Sinwar wants to escalate the violence further over Ramadan.

- Giyus: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant  doubled down his call for lawmakers to hash out legislation to end blanket exemptions on the military draft for members of the ultra-Orthodox community “The army is in need of manpower now. It’s not a matter of politics, it’s a matter of mathematics,” he said.

- Giyus: Big hafganos today on the highway 4 near Bmei Brak at the Coca cola factory against the pending giyus law to draft charedim into the army

- Israeli Ground Forces made several Advances last night near the City of Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip, with Airstrikes being used for Cover as Mechanized Infantry and Armor reportedly Advanced into the Qatari Neighborhood in order to Search for Hostages.

- Hamas to the  "Al-Arabi Al-Jadid" newspaper: “No details or information regarding the abductees will be given without a great price to be paid in alleviating the suffering of the people of Gaza and implementing a comprehensive ceasefire. Israel's condition for a list of living abductees in order to resume negotiations for a ceasefire is not can put pressure on the resistance.”

- War cabinet Minister Benny Gantz has arrived in the US ahead of a series of meetngs with high-level officials, his office says. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly furious that Gantz is heading to DC without his approval, and is said to have instructed the Israeli embassy in Washington not to facilitate his meetings.