Israel-Hamas War Day 238: What's happening in Gaza?
Two soldiers killed in Gaza combat • US urges Israel to increase aid to Strip • Hamas says it will not enter negotiations unless war ends
Biden: 'Israel has offered new three-stage proposal for ceasefire, return of hostages'
The ceasefire agreement would see the release of all remaining hostages, including soldiers and the bodies of captives killed.
US President Joe Biden has announced that Israel has drafted a new three-phased agreement that would lead to the return of all hostages and a permanent end to hostilities between the two sides. Biden called this a "historic opportunity."
Go to the full article >>Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel
Rocket sirens sounded in the northern Israeli town of Metula on Friday.
IDF wraps up second Jabalya invasion after three weeks
The IDF has now had to return to northern Gaza with large forces twice: once in mid-March to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, and the second time to Jabalya.
The IDF on Friday concluded its second invasion of Jabalya in northern Gaza after approximately three weeks, dating back to around May 11.
According to the IDF, during the operation, it destroyed 12 kilometers of Hamas tunnels, killed between 300-500 terrorists, and, as already reported, found and returned the remains of seven hostages who had been taken and killed by Hamas on October 7.
Previously, the IDF fought in Jabalya from November through late December, with the military declaring operational control over the entire northern Gaza area by mid-January.
Despite that declaration, the IDF has now had to return to northern Gaza with large forces twice: once in mid-March to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and the second time to Jabalya.
More than half of remaining hostages presumed dead
Although the IDF celebrated the return of the seven Israeli hostage bodies, statements by IDF commanders that ongoing operations were bringing Israel closer to a return of dozens or more living hostages (more than half of the remaining around 130 hostages are assumed dead according to sources which have discussed the issue with the Jerusalem Post under conditions of anonymity) seemed to be contradicted by zero actual progress on that count since late November.
Go to the full article >>US-British strikes kill 16 in Yemen's Hodeida - Houthi-run news network
The Houthi-run news network has not yet specified how many of those killed or wounded were associated with the Yemen-based terror organization.
A total of 16 have been killed and 35 wounded in Yemen's Hodeidah as a result of American and British strikes in the area, the Houthi-owned Al-Masirah reported on Friday morning, citing the Hodeidah health office.
The Houthi-run news network noted that the strikes took place on Thursday night into early Friday morning but has not yet specified how many of those killed or wounded were associated with the Yemen-based terror organization.
Al-Masirah named a Hodeidah radio station and the Salif port as the targets of the US and British strikes.
Go to the full article >>IDF eliminates Nukhba terrorist in Rafah area, locates tunnels and weapons
In central Rafah, troops found tunnel shafts, weapons, and rocket launchers. In addition, forces destroyed a Hamas weapons storage facility.
During operations in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip, IDF troops of the 162nd Division located many weapons, among which were long-range rockets, RPGs, and explosives, the military said on Friday.
In central Rafah, troops of the Givati, Nahal and 401st Brigades found tunnel shafts, weapons, and rocket launchers. In addition, forces destroyed a Hamas weapons storage facility.
The military further stated that in the same area, an Israel Air Force aircraft killed a Nukhba terrorist.
Go to the full article >>National Unity party may leave government before June 8 - report
War minister Benny Gantz's National Unity party may leave the government prior to June 8, according to a Kan News report on Friday morning.
On Thursday, according to party officials, National Unity MK Pnina Tamano-Shata submitted a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset as part of Gantz's plan to hold elections with a broad consensus by October.
In mid-May, Gantz presented an ultimatum to the Netanyahu government, telling them that if his demands were not met by June 8, he would withdraw from the unity government formed after October 7.
Go to the full article >>IDF jets strike four Hezbollah compounds in southern Lebanon
Israeli fighter jets struck four Hezbollah military compounds overnight in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Friday morning.
The strikes took place in the areas of Aitaroun and Markaba, the military stated.
Go to the full article >>IDF announces the names of two fallen soldiers
According to the IDF, to date, 293 IDF troops have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war in October of last year.
The IDF announced on Friday the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip.
Sergeant-Major (res.) Adar Gavriel, 24, from Caesarea, was a combat soldier in the 6828 battalion in the Bislach Brigade. Gavriel fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Sergeant Yehonatan Elias, 20, from Jerusalem, was a combat soldier in the Givati Brigade's reconnaissance unit. Elias fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
Go to the full article >>US urges Israel allow more humanitarian aid access to Gaza amid Rafah operation
US urges Israel to increase Gaza aid access due to Rafah operation hampering deliveries. Some diplomatic efforts are underway with the Pentagon emphasizing that air operation differ from ground.
Israel's Rafah operation is hindering US military airdrops and limiting truck access for aid deliveries, the US argued. The UN reported a two-thirds decrease in aid entering Gaza since the operation began due to movement restrictions and airstrikes.
The Biden administration emphasized land routes for aid delivery and urged Israel to allow more access points. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed the importance of sustaining aid flow with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Go to the full article >>One killed in US-British strikes on Yemen, says Houthi TV
US and British strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah killed one person and wounded several others, the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said early on Friday.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 125 hostages remain in Gaza
- 39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says