And the risk of triggering a broader war with Hamas' allies in Lebanon and Syria might also give them pause.
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed in the war — mostly civilians slain during the initial Hamas attack.
Israeli forces killed at least five people early Sunday in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Sunday’s fatalities brought the death toll in the West Bank to 90 Palestinians since the war broke out on Oct. 7, according to the Health Ministry.
In Gaza, the Israeli military said the humanitarian situation was “under control” as aid workers called for the opening of a round-the-clock aid corridor.
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