Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 245?
Netanyahu sets date for US congress address • US turns to international community to pressure Hamas on hostage deal
Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry: Gaza death toll climbs to 36,731
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza reported on Friday that the death toll in the Strip has risen to 36,731.
The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its toll.
Biden: We have to get a ceasefire in Gaza, Arab world agrees
The US has insisted that the proposal is on the table until such time as Qatar and Egypt report that the proposal has been rejected.
US President Joe Biden stressed the importance of a Gaza ceasefire, which he said has the backing of Israel and most of the international community, in an interview he gave to ABC while visiting France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
“We have to get a ceasefire,” he said in an interview published late Thursday night, close to one week after he unveiled a three-phase deal that sets a pathway for the return of the remaining 124 hostages and an end to the Gaza war.
When pressed if he thought Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on board with the agreement, Biden responded that “he has said publicly that he is. Our European friends are in on it.”
IDF completes control over Philadelphi axis - report
The IDF has completed control of the Philadelphia axis in southern Gaza, a correspondent for the Qatari Al Arabi Al Jadeed reported on Friday afternoon.
The Israeli military now reportedly has total control over the corridor from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF soldiers find weapons in baby crib in Rafah
The soldiers fought in close-quarter battles with armed terrorists above and below ground.
While continuing operations in Rafah, IDF soldiers discover troves of hidden weapons, including a gun stored under a baby's crib.
Go to the full article >>Biden: Netanyahu, most of Arab world back ceasefire agreement
“They [the IDF] were going to go into Rafah, full board, invade all of Rafah, go into the city, take it out, move with full force. They haven't done that,” he said.
President Joe Biden believes that his warnings have influenced the scale of Israel's limited Rafah operation and that Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and almost the whole Arab world support the latest ceasefire proposal.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IAF targets booby-trapped building, kills terrorists in Rafah
In one strike, the IAF killed the commander of a rocket and mortar fire terrorist cell and an additional terrorist who fired at the troops.
In Rafah, over the past day, IDF soldiers located tunnel shafts and numerous weapons, including grenades, vests, cartridges, and more.
Go to the full article >>Following sirens, Gaza border communities detect a fall in an open area, no casualties
Following sirens, Gaza border communities detect a fall in an open area, no casualties.
Go to the full article >>UN fails to protect civilians from Hamas in Gaza - analysis
The problem in Gaza is that Hamas systematically uses hospitals and school, and there is a second systematic issue not to mention Hamas or monitor the presence of unaffiliated men in these places.
The presence of terrorists at a UN facility once again shows that the UN is not doing enough to protect civilians from Hamas.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IAF jets strike Hezbollah infrastructure overnight
IAF fighter jets struck Hezbollah military structures in the areas of Jabal Rezlane, Ramyeh, and Kfarkela in southern Lebanon.
Can the Hezbollah threat really be contained? - opinion
Israel’s options are not good. While the government has done everything it can to avoid a wider war with Hezbollah, this might no longer be possible. But it cannot be blamed for trying a bit longer.
Escalation with Hezbollah seems to increase each day. What other options does the Israeli government have left?
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
- 124 hostages remain in Gaza
- 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says