While the US newspaper "New York Times" quoted Israeli officers postponing the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip "for weather-related reasons," experts attributed the postponement to the "heavy cost" that Israel will incur.

Amid tensions on the southern Lebanese border since the launch of the "Al-Aqsa flood" operation, Hezbollah announced the targeting of two Merkava tanks and a personnel carrier at the Hanita barracks in northern Israel, and confirmed in a statement the deaths and injuries among Israeli soldiers.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chaired, on Sunday, the meeting of the National Security Council, which witnessed a review of developments

The regional situation, especially with regard to the military escalation developments in the Gaza Strip.

The heavy Israeli air, land and sea bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued, hospitals filled with the injured, and the only power plant in the Gaza Strip stopped after running out of fuel.