An exodus of Palestinians from Gaza into other countries in the region would be "catastrophic", the United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi told AFP in an interview Wednesday, stressing the need for a ceasefire.
22-year-old Lieutenant Or Moses and Inspector Kim Dokraker, lost their lives in the unprecedented attack by Hamas militants on Israel earlier this month.
IDF said Hamas commander Ali Qadi was arrested by Israel in 2005 over the kidnapping and murder of Israeli civilians and had been released to the Gaza Strip as part of the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh urged Palestinians Saturday to reject "displacement" within the Gaza Strip or out of the blockaded enclave to Egypt, following Israeli air strikes and calls to evacuate.