Hamas fires rockets toward central Israel, Israel dampens Hezbollah attack
IDF announces pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah • Rockets launched into North • MDA on high alert • Security cabinet to convene
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief to address latest developments in televised speech on Sunday, group says
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is set to address the latest developments in a televised speech on Sunday at 1500 GMT, the group said amid the latest escalation with Israel.
Go to the full article >>Royal Jordanian airlines suspends flights to Beirut 'due to current situation'
Jordan's flag carrier Royal Jordanian suspended flights to Beirut on Sunday "due to the current situation', the state news agency reported without clarifying the exact time frame for the suspension.
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Sirens in Kerem Shalom determined to be false alarm
The sirens which sounded in Kerem Shalom on Sunday morning were determined by the IDF to be a false alarm, the IDF stated.
Go to the full article >>Israeli ceasefire negotiation delegation to depart for Cairo despite rising tensions in North
The Israeli delegation to the ceasefire negotiations will depart for the summit in Cairo despite rising tensions with Hezbollah, Army Radio reported on Sunday morning.
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The delegation includes Shin Bet Director David Barnea and Major-General Nizan Alon.
Go to the full article >>IDF announces fallen soldier Amit Tsadikov, killed in southern Gaza Strip
Staff Sergeant Tsadikov, 20, from Beit Dagan, served in the 202 Battalion in the Paratroopers Brigade.
Staff Sergeant Amit Tsadikov was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Sunday.
Staff Sergeant Tsadikov, 20, from Beit Dagan, served in the 202 Battalion in the Paratroopers Brigade.
Tsadikov fell in the southern Gaza Strip.
Go to the full article >>FM Katz calls on intl. leaders to support Israel as it defends itself
Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz called on his international counterparts to support Israel after it acted to prevent a "planned widespread attack of missiles and drones by the terrorist organization Hezbollah" on Sunday.
Minister Katz stressed that Israel did not want all-out war but had the right to defend itself against the Iranian axis of evil and its proxy organizations.
Go to the full article >>Israel’s Ben Gurion airport expected to resume operations, airports authority says
Israel’s Ben Gurion airport is expected to resume operations at 0400 GMT on Sunday, the airports authority said, lifting a suspension imposed in response to an attack from Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
"Aircraft that were diverted to alternative airports, including Ramon Airport, will take off and head back to Ben Gurion Airport," it said.
Go to the full article >>Pentagon chief reaffirms US commitment to Israel's defense
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Israel's defense, the Pentagon said late on Saturday.
Austin "spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to discuss Israel’s defense against Lebanese (Hezbollah) attacks," a Pentagon readout of the call said.
"Secretary Austin reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s defense against any attacks by Iran and its regional partners and proxies," it added.
Go to the full article >>One woman lightly wounded from shrapnel in Acre
An Israeli woman has been lightly wounded by shrapnel in Acre, Magen David Adom reported at 5:50 on Sunday morning.
MDA medics and paramedics treated the woman and evacuated her to Bnai Zion Medical Center for continued medical treatment.
This is following a barrage of roughly 300 rockets that were fired from Lebanon toward Northern Israel early on Sunday morning.
Go to the full article >>Benny Gantz: 'We are all one fist against Hezbollah'
"We are all one fist in the fight against Hezbollah," former member of the War Cabinet Benny Gantz said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday.
"The government and the IDF have full, widespread, and absolute support."
He encouraged the public to observe the directives of the Home Front Command, saying the directives "save lives."
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