Netanyahu addresses response to Iran attack, potential French arms embargo
Sinwar has no intention of reaching deal, officials say • Hamas commander in Lebanon killed • Safieddine reportedly killed in Beirut
With a new year, comes a regional war for Israel - analysis
Israel is expected to attack Iran relatively soon and with a power that it has never done before following Tehran’s October 1 direct assault on the Jewish state.
The regional war that many wanted to avoid has arrived. Some hope that it will be a smaller version of a regional war, but there is no question that going into the new Jewish year, the war in Gaza is no longer the main front.
Go to the full article >>WATCH - 'Shame on them!': PM Netanyahu slams Macron’s call for arms embargo on Israel
Netanyahu rebukes Western leaders for advocating an arms embargo on Israel, accusing them of undermining Israel’s defense while Iran continues to arm its proxies across the Middle East.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his suggestion of an arms embargo amid the Gaza war in a special press release in English.
Go to the full article >>IDF soldier seriously injured in southern Lebanon
A soldier from the 36th "Ga'ash" Division was seriously injured on Friday in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Saturday.
The soldier was evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, and his family has been notified.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah rockets crash into buildings, houses in Karmiel, Deir al-Assad during Shabbat
In two videos and an image published to N12, the inside of a building and a house can be seen with a gaping hole in the roof, where a rocket crashed through in the earlier barrage.
Following red alert sirens activated in Karmiel and the surrounding areas on Saturday afternoon, damage was reported in Karmiel and in Deir al-Assad, according to the IDF.
Go to the full article >>France's Macron says sales of arms used in Gaza should be halted
"I believe that today, the priority is to return to a political solution and to stop delivering weapons to carry out the fighting in Gaza," Macron said.
Shipments of arms used in the conflict in Gaza should be stopped as part of a broader effort to find a political solution, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
Go to the full article >>Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah command centers in Beirut
The IAF also struck Hezbollah weapon storage facilities, command centers, and additional terrorist infrastructure in the area of Beirut overnight on Saturday.
The Israeli air force conducted strikes on additional Hezbollah command centers and terrorist infrastructure in the area of Beirut, the IDF reported Saturday afternoon.
Go to the full article >>IDF prepares 'significant' retaliatory strike to Iran's missile barrage
There is a broad recommendation within the IDF to respond to the Iranian attack while minimizing risks and maximizing opportunities.
IDF prepares a "significant" retaliatory on Iran while simultaneous fighting continues in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and beyond.
Go to the full article >>Israel assassinates two Hamas terrorists in Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets damage homes in North
The Israel Air Force struck Hezbollah terrorists operating within a command center that was located inside a mosque.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets on Saturday morning killed Muhammad Hussein Ali al-Mahmoud, who served as the operational arm of the Hamas terrorist organization in Lebanon, the IDF announced later in the day.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF footage of the activity of the Golani Brigade in southern Lebanon
Iranian amb. to Lebanon: My hand is undergoing treatment
Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani said that his eye was uninjured and his hand was undergoing treatment, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news outlet Al-Mayadeen reported on Saturday.
The ambassador's statement comes after he was wounded last month when his pager exploded along with other Hezbollah pagers across Lebanon.
The New York Times reported that Amani had lost an eye in the incident.
Al-Mayadeen added that the Iranian diplomat said Israel had blown up pagers in Lebanon in cooperation with some European countries that regularly raise the issue of human rights.
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
- 101 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says