Hamas delegation, Qatari PM leave for Cairo, IDF names three fallen soldiers
IDF announces names of fallen soldiers • Barrage of 20 rockets launched into northern Israel • IAF kills multiple Hezbollah terrorists across Lebanon
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Hamas weapons maker Taha Abu Nada killed in IAF airstrike
According to the military, Nada was an operative in Hamas's weapons manufacturing headquarters.
An Israel Air Force aircraft struck and eliminated Hamas terrorist Taha Abu Nada, the IDF stated on Saturday.
The strike was reportedly conducted based on intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Directorate.
According to the military, Nada was an operative in Hamas's Weapons Manufacturing Headquarters and was responsible for the production of both military ordnance and weapons production equipment.
Separately, on Friday, the IDF commenced a "targeted operation against terrorist infrastructure" in the Gaza City area and has succeeded in eliminating both Hamas terrorists as well as infrastructure used by the terror organization, the military added.
Go to the full article >>Rocket sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel
Rocket sirens sounded in localities in northern Israel on Saturday morning, including the city of Kiryat Shmona.
Sirens also blared in Kfar Giladi and Tel Hai.
Go to the full article >>Israeli shelling in Gaza kills 12 Palestinians, PA-run media says
At least 12 Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were killed early on Saturday morning by Israeli attacks east of Gaza's Khan Younis and in the Al-Nuseirat camp area, the Palestinian Authority-run Wafa news agency said.
At least 15 others were wounded in the attacks, Wafa added.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu denies that any deal is ready in statement to former hostages, hostage's families
Netanyahu defended his position, telling the families, "To overcome an ideology, you have to use a lot of force or eliminate it."
Hostage survivors and relatives of those still held in Gaza met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, in his office in Jerusalem on Friday.
Following the meeting, Channel 12 was able to get access to a recording of the meeting in which the pair can be heard telling the former hostages and relatives that there was not a deal on the table and that whoever told them that was "simply lying."
During the meeting the attendees urged the Prime Minister to sign an agreement and get as many hostages released as possible.
Go to the full article >>Sisi, Biden agree Israel and Hamas need to show flexibility in Gaza talks, Egyptian president says
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Joe Biden, in a phone call, emphasized the importance of Israel and Hamas showing flexibility in negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal, the Egyptian presidency said on Friday.
Go to the full article >>‘A terrorist in a suit!’: Danny Danon hits out at Palestinian rep in UNSC confrontation
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the rest of the UNSC that "the days when Jewish blood was spilled without a response are over."
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon accused the Palestinian representative, Riyad Mansour, of platforming Hamas in addition to the Palestinian Authority at Thursday night’s UN Security Council meeting after the representative accused Israel of committing genocide.
After Mansour told the council “Israel is committing genocide,” Danon responded by telling the representative “If you cannot condemn Hamas, you are one of them. You are a terrorist in a suit!”
The confrontation occurred at the UNSC meeting to discuss the ongoing escalations in the Middle East. It came amid Danon’s first address before the council since he returned to the role.
Go to the full article >>Iran's FM tells French, British counterparts it has right to retaliate for Haniyeh assassination
Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told his French and British counterparts in telephone conversations on Friday that it was his country's right to retaliate against Israel for last month's assassination of a Hamas official in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran blames Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, which Araqchi was quoted as saying was "an unforgivable violation of Iran's security and sovereignty," adding: "Punishing the aggressor is Iran's right."
Israel has neither claimed nor denied responsibility for Haniyeh's death in the Iranian capital.
France's Stephane Sejourne and Britain's David Lammy had called to congratulate Araqchi on his appointment this week as Iran's new foreign minister.
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IDF announces fallen soldier Evyatar Atuar, killed in the Gaza Strip
Staff-Sergeant (Res.) Evyatar Atuar, 24, was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip.
Staff-Sergeant (Res.) Evyatar Atuar was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Friday.
Atuar, 24, from Rosh Ha'ayin , served in the 6310th Reconnaissance Battalion in the 16th Brigade.
Go to the full article >>IDF announces Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya killed in southern Gaza
Sergeant Ashkenazi Nechemya, 19, from Ashkelon, served in the 46th Battalion in the 401st Brigade.
Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Thursday.
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
- 109 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says