Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 308?
Iran plans to punish Israel for Haniyeh • White House slams Smotrich fearing he may threaten hostage negotiations
IDF can reach any place: Exhausted Gazans seek end of Israel-Hamas War above all
"At this stage, what concerns the residents most is when the war will end," military sources said.
A gloomy atmosphere prevails on the Palestinian street in Gaza, and among the Palestinian public, there is a growing understanding that the IDF can reach any place in the Gaza Strip.
The sentiment is particularly pronounced in the wake of the assassination of Hamas's political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, and the appointment of Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, as the new head of the bureau, along with the third entry of the 98th Division into the Khan Yunis area.
Additionally, the response of Gaza residents to Sinwar's appointment as the head of the Hamas political bureau is pessimistic. Many believe that he will likely take a tougher stance in negotiations over hostages, which will prolong the war.
Go to the full article >>IDF estimates around 20 terrorists killed in strike on Hamas HQ embedded in school
The school had been sheltering evacuated Palestinian civilians at the same time as it had been functioning as a terrorist HQ.
An Israeli air force aircraft, guided by intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate (AMAN) and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), targeted terrorists operating in a a Hamas command and control center embedded within the Al-Taabin school complex near a mosque in the Dura' Tafah area on Saturday morning, the IDF and Shin Bet reported.
The IDF carried out the attack using three small and precise weapons, Israeli state broadcaster KAN later reported, citing the military.
Israel's Army Radio later revealed that the school was divided into three sections: men, women, and children. Only rooms containing terrorists in the men's section were reportedly hit.
Go to the full article >>A ceasefire deal: What would be the Israeli demands in it? - KAN
The White House set the date for further talks for Thursday in the hope that there would be more significant flexibility on both sides for a deal.
The Israeli demands for the pending talks on a ceasefire deal for the release of the hostages in the Gaza Strip were revealed Friday on KAN 11.
According to the report, Israel demands to still have control of the Philadelphi Corridor and a guarantee that Hamas will not engage in activity near the Rafah crossing. Additionally, part of the ceasefire deal will prohibit the passage of armed Hamas terrorists to the north of the Gaza Strip.
Israel also demands to maximize the release of the number of hostages still alive in the deal. In return, Hamas demands that prisoners with "blood on their hands" in Israel will also be released, the report said. These prisoners would be deported out of the Gaza Strip.
Go to the full article >>Iran to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia soon, intel sources say
Officials said that Russian personnel have visited Iran to learn how to operate the Fath-360 defense system, which launches missiles with a maximum range of 120 km (75 miles) and a warhead of 150 kg.
Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told Reuters, adding that they expected the imminent delivery of hundreds of the satellite-guided weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
Go to the full article >>White House slams Smotrich fearing he may threaten hostage negotiations
The Finance Minister claimed the hostage deal was a "dangerous trap" in which the negotiators will impose a "surrender agreement" upon Israel.
National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby addressed reporters on Friday afternoon in a rare counterattack of Finance Minister Smotrich's "extremist, ridiculous" charges against a hostage deal less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu positively responded to the joint statement from the US, Qatar and Egypt imploring negotiations to continue next week.
In a Friday morning post on X, Smotrich accused the mediators of "creating symmetry" between the hostages and the Palestinian prisoners who would be exchanged for their release.
Go to the full article >>US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons, military equipment, CNN reports
The funding that Israel receives is so that it can procure systems that are being built now, but won't see them delivered until several years later.
Washington is set to provide Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on US weapons and military equipment, releasing the money months after it was appropriated by the US Congress, CNN reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The State Department notified lawmakers on Thursday night that the government intended to release the billions of dollars worth of foreign military financing to Israel, CNN reported, adding that the money comes from the $14.1 billion supplemental funding bill for Israel passed in April.
Go to the full article >>UK deeply concerned by Israel canceling accreditation of Norwegian diplomats
UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it was deeply concerned by Israel's decision to revoke the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian diplomats dealing with the Palestinian Authority.
Go to the full article >>Pro-Palestinian vandals deface apartment building of Columbia University administrator
The incident comes two months after vandals defaced the home of the Jewish director of the Brooklyn Museum in a similar manner, painting a red triangle on her door.
Vandals defaced the apartment building of Cas Holloway, Columbia University’s chief operating officer, on Thursday, splattering red paint around the entrance to the building and painting inverted red triangles, a Hamas symbol, on its facade.
The vandals also smashed a glass door, put up threatening posters, and released insects inside the building, according to the New York Post.
Go to the full article >>Iran to honor any Hamas-backed Gaza deal, but still plans to punish Israel
The mission spoke out as the Middle East remains on high alert for retaliatory attack by Iran and its proxy group Hezbollah.
The Islamic Republic promised to honor any Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal accepted by Hamas, but still intends to punish Israel, Iran’s Mission to the UN said in a statement on Friday.
“Our priority is to establish a lasting ceasefire in Gaza,” Iran’s Mission to the UN said in a statement, according to multiple media reports.
Go to the full article >>'You will be buried next week': Israelis receive threatening text messages - report
Police said that "these are false messages, which only have the purpose of inciting panic in the public during wartime."
Text messages were sent to Israelis with their names and addresses with a threatening message: "You will be buried by next week," Ynet reported on Friday.
Police said that "these are false messages, which only have the purpose of inciting panic in the public during wartime."
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