Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 304?
IDF soldiers wounded in northern barrage • Hezbollah confirms two terrorists killed in IAF strike in southern Lebanon • IDF eliminated senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
IAF eliminates senior Hezbollah's Radwan force commander in Lebanon
IDF airstrikes in Lebanon killed Ali Jamal Aldin Jawad, a senior Hezbollah commander, significantly impacting the terrorist group's ability to conduct terror activities on the northern border.
Go to the full article >>'How is it possible?': Hostage families criticize return of Gazan bodies
The IDF did not comment on this development, but Israel has been noted to return bodies after checking they were not Israeli hostages who had been held by Hamas.
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum criticized the reported decision to return the bodies of 80 Gazans to the Gaza Strip, the Forum announced in a statement on Monday.
"How is it possible that the State of Israel gives back 80 bodies and receives 0 in return."
"How is it possible that the State of Israel, under the leadership of Netanyahu, is returning bodies that are not part of a deal? What about our family members, how long will they be held captive by Hamas in Gaza?" the families stated.
Go to the full article >>Israel's claim of near-Hamas victory is false, Hamas battalions are rebuilding - CNN
While Israel has killed thousands of Hamas terrorists, including senior commanders, several units have regained fighting capacity in areas previously cleared by the IDF.
CNN report: Hamas battalions in central Gaza are far from being finished, and Israel is struggling to finish the job as it believes that is where most of the hostages are being held.
Go to the full article >>Iranian authorities issue NOTAM notice
Iran has issued a NOTAM (flight operations notice) for the center, west, and northwest of the country, advising aircraft to change their routes.
Go to the full article >>One wounded after 15 projectiles cross into Gaza border area
One person was lightly wounded after a barrage of rockets crossed into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, Magen David Adom said on Monday.
Some 15 projectiles crossed into the area of the Gaza border communities from Gaza, following the alerts that sounded in the area, the military said.
The military added that the IDF had successfully intercepted some of them while some crashed in the Re'im and Geha interchange area.
Go to the full article >>'What is called Gaza is part of The Land of Israel' - former education minister
"Today, Gaza is at the heart of the discourse in Israel. Who will rule there?"
"What is today called the country of Gaza is definitely a part of the land of Israel," former education minister, Rabbi Yitzhak Levy, who also chairs the Gush Katif Heritage Center, said at the 10th Katif Conference for National Responsibility held Monday.
"Today, Gaza is at the heart of the discourse in Israel. Who will rule there?" Levy added, saying that for those who were evacuated in the disengagement, the feelings surrounding the situation in Gaza today and discourse around it are complex.
"Returning to abandoned places. A destroyed school, a destroyed synagogue. None of this would have happened if we had stayed where we were," he said.
Go to the full article >>Extreme scenarios: Israel prepares for Iranian missiles, drones and strikes on major cities
Despite the incessant threats against Israel, it can be estimated that the Iranians will carefully consider the scope and strength of the military response.
Against the backdrop of the blow Iran suffered with the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the heart of Tehran and the damage to its dignity, the assessments in Israel are that Iran is planning and coordinating its response with its partners.
These include Hezbollah, whose commander Fuad Shukr was eliminated in the heart of Beirut; the Houthis in Yemen, whose Hodeidah port was attacked and left only with a single crane for unloading goods from ships out of four and suffered tremendous damage to fuel depots; the Shiite militias in Syria and Iraq, and the Hamas headquarters abroad; which was hit hard with the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri in the heart of Beirut.
However, despite the incessant threats against Israel, it can be estimated that the Iranians will carefully consider the scope and strength of the military response since disproportionate attacks, especially after it has been hinted that Haniyeh was eliminated with an explosive device, may lead to IDF attacks deep inside the territory of Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen.
Go to the full article >>Missiles fired into North, sirens not activated
Two anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Baram in the Upper Galilee on Monday morning, but alarms were not activated in the area, Army Radio reported.
No casualties were reported.
Go to the full article >>Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must 'punish' Israel
Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, the country's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.
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Avraham Soumichi named as second person killed in Holon terror attack
Avraham Soumichi was named as the second person who was killed in the Holon terror attack on Sunday, Israeli media reported on Monday.
Soumichi, in his 80s, left behind two children and five grandchildren.
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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 115 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says