Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, named a new head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency. Judges have frozen the dismissal of the current chief.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named a new chief to take over Israel's domestic intelligence agency, his office said on Monday, after a bitter standoff with the current head who has been leading a corruption investigation against Netanyahu aides.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named a new head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, despite fierce protests over the dismissal of its current chief and a pending decision at the Supreme Court.

Israeli officials are ordering mass evacuations in southern Gaza as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign despite Hamas’s agreement to a mediated peace proposal. An Israeli official announced to reporters on Monday that the nation’s military will be seeking to occupy the southernmost quarter of the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks.

The Israeli military will expand its ground operation in Gaza to occupy 25% of the enclave over the next two to three weeks, a senior Israeli official said in a briefing with reporters on Monday. Why it matters: The Israeli official said the ground operation is part of a "maximum pressure" campaign aimed at forcing Hamas to agree to release more hostages.

Israel ordered evacuations in Gaza's Rafah as reports emerge of Hamas accepting the terms of a new ceasefire proposal. CBS News contributor Robert Berger has the latest.