Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced on Monday that the number of Israeli prisoners in Gaza is 222, and that the number of soldiers killed since the start of the aggression against Gaza on October 7 has reached 308.

Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a press conference: “The families of 222 kidnapped people in the Gaza Strip have been informed. This number is not final,” he said.

He also announced that the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the war had risen to 308.

He added: "We will continue to work in all possible ways to return the prisoners to their homes safely, whether military, intelligence or political."

Hagari continued: “This is the goal of this war, in addition to the goal of ending Hamas’ authority and Hamas’ capabilities, and the goals will be achieved,” he said.

He stated, "During the night (Sunday-Monday), armored and infantry forces carried out an incursion with the aim of eliminating armed cells that are being prepared for the next stage, and also to determine information about missing persons and kidnapped persons."

On the other hand, he indicated that 14 humanitarian aid trucks were allowed to enter Gaza, but he stated that “it was confirmed that fuel would not enter the Strip.”

He added: "The military readiness of the Israeli army is present and strengthening. Even as we speak now, there is a plane attacking dozens of targets where there are militants, in preparation for the next phase of the war."

Earlier Monday, Israeli Army Radio said that Tel Aviv decided to “delay the ground war” in the Gaza Strip pending the arrival of additional American forces to the region.

The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" warned on Monday that the Israeli occupation's ground entry into the Gaza Strip would be an opportunity to inflict losses, including deaths and captivity.

Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou said in press statements: “If the occupation makes a ground entry, this is a good opportunity to inflict losses in killing and captivity.”

He continued, "The Kissufim operation yesterday (Sunday) is one of the messages he received."

On Sunday, the Israeli army announced, “A soldier was killed and 3 others were injured, as a result of an anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip at a military force in the Kissufim area in the south of the country.”

Al-Qanou stressed that the resistance is cohesive, strong, capable of managing the battle, and is highly prepared to confront any ground aggression against Gaza.

The Hamas spokesman said: “The madness of the criminal, fascist Zionist occupation in bombing civilians demonstrates the state of confusion in which it is still experiencing and the confusion of its army leadership in managing the battle.”

He pointed out that the occupation's operations to destroy the Gaza Strip and commit massacres against civilians will not achieve its goals or give it the image of victory.

Al-Qanou stressed that "our people are triumphing over the state of agony, pain, killing and destruction in order to thwart the displacement plan and liquidate their just cause."