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Hamas willing to 'freeze or store' weapons to prevent escalation, official tells AP

Hamas Shura Council member Bassem Naim told AP it is open to halting weapons use during a truce but rejects a US-proposed stabilization force entering Palestinian territory.

Hamas Shura Council member Bassen Naim at a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 8, 2023; illustrative.
IDF troops operate in the northern West Bank.

IDF kills one, arrests another after stone-throwing attack near West Bank highway

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after a press conference at the ministry, December 4, 2025; illustrative.

What did the gov’t approve for Israel’s 2026 state budget? - explainer

 IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen during a military briefing, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 30, 2025

Netanyahu letting Katz, Zamir battle over shaping IDF General Staff - analysis


'We need everyone,' wounded reservist urges Knesset panel to advance haredi draft law

The soldier and bereaved families spoke on the necessity of equal conscription amid the IDF's manpower shortage.

Protests against haredi draft in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

Eisenkot marks two years since loss of son in Gaza, urges state probe into Oct. 7 failures

“I want to channel the loss into something positive, into a place of being worthy, to carry forward their path,” Eisenkot said at the ceremony. 

Former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot marks two years since the loss of his son, Gal, on Sunday December 7, 2025.

Gaza's Yellow Line is Israel's new border line, IDF chief Eyal Zamir tells reservists in Gaza

We will not allow Hamas to reestablish itself. We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip, and we will remain on those defense lines," Zamir said.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducting a situational assessment in the Gaza Strip, December 7, 2025.

Israeli Air Force jails 15 pilot cadets for violating isolation rules in potential security breach

The pilot cadets hosted visitors and drank alcohol at the hotel in violation of the IAF's rules, creating a risk of leaking classified information.

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots embark to attack Iranian nuclear targets, June 15, 2025

WATCH: IDF destroys Hezbollah tunnel shaft, weapons depot in southern Lebanon

The IDF said the facilities were part of the group’s older entrenchment network and were no longer active.

This photograph taken during a press tour organised by the Lebanese army shows an abandoned tunnel said to have been used by Hezbollah, in a mountainous valley on the outskirts of the southern village of Zibqin, on November 28, 2025.

IDF kills terrorist who crossed Yellow Line in southern Gaza

The terrorist approached soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, "posing an immediate threat" according to the IDF.

A yellow concrete block placed by the Israeli army is seen along the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025

Housing priority in the Gaza Envelope: Locals and fighters come first

A new decision by the Israel Land Authority Council in the Gaza Envelope will allocate up to 85% of plots to locals, giving clear priority to reservists and combatants.

Kfar Azza's new temporary residence: ‘Kfar Azza is not just a place – it’s an idea.’

IDF security crackdown can’t fix Israel’s WhatsApp addiction

In Israel 2025, you don't need advanced military systems to gather intelligence, you just need to be in the right WhatsApp group.

 Many people have joined WhatsApp groups that have members of not-for-profits, mothers seeking supplies for their children’s platoons, vendors who can supply goods, and apparently one or more Iranian spies.

Controversial Kach patch spotted on active IDF soldier's uniform - Army Radio

The patch contained the emblem of the banned far Right Kach party, based on the teachings of Rabbi Meir Kahane.

An IDF soldier appearing to wear a patch with the emblem of the banned far Right Kach party, December 6, 2025.

Netanyahu orders evacuation of 14 illegal outposts, removal of Jewish extremists in West Bank - N12

"These outposts have become forward positions from which raids are carried out on Palestinian villages," N12 quoted security officials as saying.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation after Israel killed Hezbollah's second-in-command and military commander, Ali Tabatabai, in Beirut. November 23, 2025.

IDF, police arrest eleven for criminal, terror-related activity over weekend

Two were arrested for terror-related activity in the West Bank, while nine were arrested for criminal activity in Umm al-Fahm.

 Israeli security forces in Umm al-Fahm to quell riots after a murder took place in the city on Thursday, November 2, 2021.