Israel’s Merkava main battle tank series, conceived from the need for strategic self-sufficiency and lessons from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, is uniquely designed with a paramount focus on crew survivability,

The Merkava Mark 4M has been tested like never before in Gaza—and the results are surprising. Despite Hamas deploying drones, improvised charges, and volleys of anti-tank weapons, no Merkava has been confirmed destroyed in combat during the current invasion .

ABC News takes a look at key dates and developments of Israel's actions in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis since the temporary ceasefire with Hamas ended.

Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli hostages.

Israeli officials say they’re poised to order tanks and troops into unconquered parts of the Gaza Strip in a bid to destroy Hamas, throwing an ultimatum at the Palestinian Islamist faction to concede on terms for a winding down of the war.