Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 309?
No fly order issued above Iran • IDF eliminates Hamas commander al-Sousi • World continues to react to Saturday strike against Hamas HQ embedded in Gaza school
Hamas wants Gaza mediation based on past talks, refuses to attend future negotiating rounds
Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said on Sunday it had asked mediators to present a plan based upon past talks instead of engaging in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal.
Go to the full article >>Israeli intel believes Iran will attack directly within days
This represents a shift from recent assessments, which suggested that international pressure was restraining Iran from launching a direct attack against Israel.
The Israeli intelligence community determined that Iran has decided to attack Israel directly will do so and within a few days, Axios reported, citing two sources.
Go to the full article >>Why IDF hitting terrorists in schools made sense before, but not anymore - analysis
By May, the costs of killing mixes of terrorists and civilians likely started to outweigh the benefits, even when legal.
The sooner the IDF shifts strategies, the sooner it can start the process of restoring Israeli legitimacy and cutting off the threat of arms embargoes, global war crimes prosecutions, and sanctions.
Go to the full article >>IDF top attorney calls 10 terrorists to verify sexual abuse charges against guards at Sde Teiman
There are 74 incidents of alleged abuse of some thousands of Palestinian detainees who passed through Sdei Teiman which are being probed.
IDF Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi revealed her staff called 10 times to release Palestinian terrorists to verify alleged physical abuse against them by IDF prison guards at the Sde Teiman detention facility.
Go to the full article >>IDF doubles amount of drones in North - report
The IDF has doubled the number of drones flying in the North to recognize in real-time any attempted launches at Israeli territory, Israel's Army Radio reported on Sunday.
This comes amid heightened tensions between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran following the July elimination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and the killing of former Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Go to the full article >>Iran's President Masoud Pereshkian nominates new ministers in Iranian parliament
Abbas Araghchi was nominated as Iran's foreign minister and Mohsen Paknezhad was nominated Iran's oil minister.
Abbas Araghchi was nominated on Sunday as Iran's foreign minister by President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's parliament speaker announced live on the Student News Network.
Abbas Araghchi is a seasoned pragmatist diplomat who was chief negotiator in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers from 2013 to 2021.
He has served as Iran's ambassador to Turkey and Japan, and held the role of deputy foreign minister for Asia-Pacific for two years before becoming spokesperson of the ministry in 2013 for a short period.
Go to the full article >>IDF asks to extend detention of Sde Teiman soldiers accused of sodomy
Evidence includes a majority of the medical reports and medical experts’ testimony, as well as video footage of aspects of the alleged torture.
The IDF prosecution has asked the military court to extend until Tuesday the detentions of five IDF Sde Teiman prison guards suspected of sodomy against a Palestinian detainee-suspected terrorist.
At the same time, the IDF prosecution has said that it will not oppose starting a social worker evaluation process of the prison guards for the possibility of releasing them to house arrest or some other situation short of full detention.
The fact that the IDF Prosecution took that position suggests it is close to completing key aspects of its investigation and possibly even closer to filing indictments.
Go to the full article >>Barghouti accuses Israel of lying about terrorists eliminated in Saturday strike
Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, claimed on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday that the IDF was being dishonest about the 19 terrorists eliminated on Saturday during a strike on a Hamas HQ embedded in a Gazan school.
“Exposing the lies of the Israeli army: Among the names of what the Israeli army claimed were Hamas fighters in the Tabein school that was bombarded yesterday were Muntaser Daher and yousef al Wadia,” Barghouti wrote. “It turned out that both of these people were already killed by the Israeli army in a completely different place 24 hours before the bombardment of Altabein School where 100 Palestinian civilians were killed.
“Other names on the Israeli list were names of children who could not be fighters.”
Exposing the lies of the Israeli army: Among the names of what the Israeli army claimed were Hamas fighters in the Tabein school that was bombarded yesterday were Muntaser Daher and yousef al Wadia. It turned out that both of these people were already killed by the Israeli army… pic.twitter.com/XAJSRoWq69
— Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti (@MustafaBarghou1) August 11, 2024
Barghouti did not cite the source of his claims but included screenshots of Facebook posts.
Go to the full article >>Anti-tank missile impacts in Netua, damage reported
An anti-tank missile that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon crashed in Netua, Army Radio reported on Sunday.
The hit caused damage to the community, but no casualties were reported.
Anti-tank missiles seldom trigger alarms, and the IDF has trouble shooting them down due to their low-altitude flight trajectory.
Go to the full article >>Iran's Revolutionary Guards hold military drill in western Iran, IRNA says
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, Iran's official news agency announced on Sunday.
The drills, which started on Friday, are ongoing in the western province of Kermanshah, close to the border with Iraq, to "enhance combat readiness and vigilance," an armed forces official told IRNA.
The drills are taking place as Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel after the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 in Tehran.
Iran and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas accuse Israel of carrying out Haniyeh's assassination on July 31. Israel has not claimed or denied responsibility for the killing, which has fueled further concern that the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip was turning into a wider Middle East war.
Cited by Iranian media, Revolutionary Guards deputy commander Ali Fadavi said on Friday that the Iranian supreme leader's orders regarding the harsh punishment of Israel and revenge for Haniyeh are clear and will be implemented in the "best possible way."
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