TEL AVIV, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, even as Israel's military presses its offensive in Gaza to eliminate the terrorists. At the same time, hundreds of Jews from North America are moving to Israel to start new lives despite the war.

Since the last ceasefire ended in March, the Israel Defense Forces say they've eliminated more than 2,100 Hamas operatives, including senior commanders, and now control 75 percent of the Gaza Strip.

During a visit to the IDF's Gaza Division, the prime minister praised the troops.

"First, on your behalf, that of the government of Israel, and for myself, deepest appreciation for the great achievements of the IDF in the war of redemption, the war on seven fronts. Second, I was impresse

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