Israel at War - What happened on day 31?

The commander of Hamas's Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Central Camps Brigade, Wail Asfa, was eliminated overnight on Sunday by an Israeli airstrike, the IDF and Shin Bet said on Monday.

The strike, which was conducted by an IAF fighter jet, operated on intelligence provided by the Shin Bet and Military Intelligence Directorate in carrying out the operation.

Israeli security forces operated on the outskirts of Tulkarm as part of a counterterrorism effort, Army Radio said on Monday.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said earlier on Monday that three "martyrs" and one injured had arrived at the Tulkarm Government Hospital.

An Israeli human rights group Shurat HaDin has formally accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of failing to support over 130,000 internally displaced Israelis amid recent conflicts with Hamas. The Shurat HaDin organization, led by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, claimed that the UN's refugee agency has displayed a lack of action and bias against Jewish victims of the violence.

According to a statement from Shurat HaDin, since October 7th, Israeli families from more than 60 communities have faced displacement due to the war in Gaza and additional threats from Hezbollah. These families have suffered losses from the conflict, including deaths, kidnappings, and complete destruction of property.

Two weeks after 120 ultra-Orthodox Jews enlisted in the IDF, another 120 ultra-Orthodox Jews started their service in the military on Monday, Israeli media reported.

These new troops will be integrated into combat service support positions.

On Wednesday, another 120 ultra-Orthodox Jews are expected to enlist. 

The Gazan border authority said on Monday that Egyptians and foreigners already on pre-approved lists will be allowed to enter Egypt after the Rafah border crossing had been closed for two days.

The only entry into Gaza not controlled by Israel had opened to foreign nationals and dependents as well as injured Gazans beginning on Wednesday.

More than 200 Indian Jews, members of the Bnei Menashe community, made Aliyah since the October 7 massacre and were called up for either reserve or active combat duty, the Shavei Israel nonprofit announced Monday.

Seventy-five of the recent immigrants from India have enlisted in combat units, while 140 were called up for reserve service across Israel.

Jerusaem-based non-profit Shavei Israel, founded by Michael Freund, aims to strengthen ties between Diaspora communities across the globe and the State of Israel. As per the nonprofit, they have been lobbying for the mass immigration of the Bnei Menashe community, which claims it is descended from one of the Lost Tribes of Israel, for over two decades in various capacities.

99% of men of military age enlisted in IDF amid war

Freund told The Jerusalem Post in May that "there are a total of about 5,000 Menashe people left in India who have been requesting to immigrate to Israel for many years."

According to Shavei Israel, 99% of all men of military age who immigrated from India joined Israel's fight against the Hamas terrorist group, while 90% of women enrolled in National Service.

Bnei Menash from northern India make aliyah, December 15, 2020 (credit: ELIONORA SHILUV / ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION MINISTRY)

Bnei Menashe Jews want to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with other Jews

One Bnei Menashe community member, 26-year-old Natanel Touthang, who serves in the Givati Brigade was wounded by shrapnel of a Hezbollah rocket fired at Israel's North.

"Since the war broke out, Shavei Israel has received hundreds of requests from young community members in northeastern India asking to make Aliyah immediately," Freund said. "Not only that – they are asking to join the IDF immediately to fight shoulder to shoulder with their brothers and sisters."

The IDF on Monday reiterated its call for Gaza civilians to head south of Wadi Gaza, as the military said it had opened a humanitarian corridor for civilians.

The Israeli military warned that civilians who remain in the area, which is a warzone, are at risk.

It further released footage of Gazan civilians seen heading south within the Strip in the corridor opened by the IDF.

WATCH: The IDF releases footage of Gazan civilians heading south inside the Strip, through a humanitarian corridor opened by the Israeli military.

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— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) November 6, 2023

South Africa has decided to withdraw all of its diplomats from Tel Aviv for consultations for what it called Israeli "genocide under the watch of the international community," Minister Khumbudzo Ntshaveni announced following a South African cabinet meeting on Monday.

This is a developing story.

The European Union will increase humanitarian aid to Gaza by 25 million euros ($26.9 million), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

"By doing so the European Union would spend a total of 100 million euros in humanitarian aid for the civilians in Gaza," von der Leyen said in a speech in Brussels.

An Israeli-Bedouin family from Tel Sheva is offering $1 million for information regarding the Hamas terrorists who killed their son Osama Abu Assa during the October 7 mass infiltration and massacre of Israelis.

Osama, from the bereaved family that resides in the Negev Bedouin town, was one of 1,400 Israelis murdered in the massacre, which included the beheading and killing of children and infants.

He was murdered after failing to hide from terrorists who massacred over 240 partygoers at a music festival in Re'im.

According to Maariv, footage recorded from a vehicle's dashcam obtained by security forces showed the terrorists ordering Abu Assa to strip, torturing him before shooting him dead.

WATCH: New footage that emerged from the October 7 massacre in Israel shows Hamas terrorists blocking roads near Re'im, the site of the rave party massacre, while gunfire is heard in the background.

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— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) October 19, 2023

The family posted an Arabic-language video to social media, offering anyone who has information on the Hamas terrorist involved in Abu Assa's murder $7 million.

משפחה מתל שבע מציעה מיליון דולר למי שיעביר מידע על המחבלים שרצחו את בן המשפחה. אוסמה אבו עסא נרצח במיגונית ליד רעים. המחבלים הורו לו להתפשט והתעללו בו לפני שרצחו אותו, הכל הוסרט במצלמת הרכב. דודו: יש לנו נקמת דם עם המחבלים, וכמו אצל הבדואים, החשבון הזה יסגר, לא משנה כמה זמן יקח pic.twitter.com/9jkuW9vp6f

— אסף פוזיילוב (@pozailov1) November 6, 2023

Hamas murdered Osama despite knowing he wasn't Jewish, uncle says

"They murdered him despite knowing he was a Bedouin," his uncle told Maariv this week. "We want to know who is responsible - our mentality is blood vengeance," he added.

"We will reach [the terrorist], no matter where they are. If they have family in Israel or Jordan, we will reach the father, the brother, and the uncle. They will have to pay the price."

Arnold Getayeb/Maariv contributed to this report.