Israel at war: What happened on day 387?
Israel marks National Day of Mourning • Suspected ramming terror attack kills one • Biden tells Iran not to retaliate to Israel strikes
Burns holds Doha talks on new deal, Egypt pushes mini release
Sisi also said that talks should resume within ten days of implementing the temporary ceasefire in an effort to reach a permanent one.
CIA Director William Burns is holding talks in Doha on the possibility of a new wide-ranging hostage deal, while Egyptian President Egypt has proposed a mini-agreement to secure the freedom of four of the 101 captives.
“The purpose is to kickstart wider negotiations,” a source told The Jerusalem Post.
Go to the full article >>How the IDF's 'Eagle' Combat Team destroyed Radwan Forces' combat area
Reserve paratroopers uncover and destroy 150 terror sites in a week-long operation, including a key Radwan Force staging area
The reserve soldiers of the ‘Eagle’ Combat Team (226) - the Northern Paratroopers Brigade, engaged with Hezbollah terrorists, destroyed terror infrastructure above and below ground, and located and seized numerous weapons, maps, and enemy documents. The military announced on Sunday.
The combat team has been conducting ground operations in southern Lebanon since the beginning of the IDF’s offensive.
Go to the full article >>Israel under massive international pressure not to shut down UNRWA
Israel moves to shut down the UN Palestinian refugee agency despite warnings from allies and threats of UN repercussions, with a key vote set for Monday.
Israel is under massive international pressure not to approve legislation Monday that would shut down the United Nations Relief and Works Agency operations servicing Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Foreign Ministers from Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement expressing their “grave concern” over the shutdown, particularly in light of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza due to the war.
Go to the full article >>Internal terror threats continually rise throughout Israel - analysis
The massive rise in lawlessness in the Negev has also fueled the rise in terror attacks.
As Israel continues its multi-front war, internal threats steadily rise.
Go to the full article >>IAF eliminates Ahmed Jafar Maatouk, Hezbollah cmdr. of Bint Jbeil area
The Israel Air Force eliminated on Friday Ahmed Jafar Maatouk, Hezbollah's commander of the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon, the military said on Sunday.
The IDF added that it had subsequently killed Maatouk's successor too.
Both terrorists had led terrorist activities in the Bin Jbeil area against the State of Israel and IDF troop, the military noted.
Go to the full article >>Israel's defense minister briefs US's Austin over Iran strikes
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant briefed US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the success of Israel's strikes on Iran and discussed "strategic opportunities" that may have arisen, Gallant's office said on Sunday.
"Gallant discussed initial assessments regarding the success of the strikes against missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays and Iranian aerial capabilities," it said.
"Minister Gallant also discussed the strategic opportunities that have risen as a result of operational achievements, in both the northern and southern arenas," the statement said, referring to fighting in Lebanon and Gaza.
Go to the full article >>'Precise and targeted': Netanyahu confirms Israel struck Iranian missile production targets
PM at Mount Herzl: "Air force severely harmed Iran's defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles that would be launched at us."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli Air Force struck Iranian missile targets early Saturday morning in a public address he gave at a state ceremony to mourn the fallen soldiers in Israel’s wars on its southern and northern borders in the last year.
“In the early hours of Saturday morning” the IAF “hit areas in Iran, severely harming its defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles that would be launched at us,” Netanyahu said at the ceremony in Mount Herzl.
Go to the full article >>Explosions heard in Sakhnin following rockets sirens in area
Explosions were heard in Sakhnin in northern Israel, the police said on Sunday, following the rocket sirens in the area.
Police added that its forces were searching that area for debris.
Go to the full article >>Gallant: Hamas, Hezbollah no longer effective proxies for Iran
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that Iran is no longer able to effectively use its proxies Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel.
"Over the past year, the security establishment led by the Israel Defense Forces turned the tide of the war and had unprecedented achievements in all arenas of fighting," he said in remarks to a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem.
Gallant said Hamas was no longer functioning as a military network in Gaza, while Hezbollah's senior command and most of its missile capabilities had been wiped out. He said both groups "are no longer an effective tool" to be used by Iran.
Go to the full article >>State ceremony for fallen soldiers in Israel-Hamas War held at Mount Herzl
The ceremony began with quotes from soldiers before they fell in battle, including by Sgt. Re'em Batito of the Golani Brigade, who died on October 7, 2023.
Israel's top political and security officials attended the official memorial ceremony for the 898 fallen soldiers in the Israel-Hamas War at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Sunday.
The ceremony began with quotes from soldiers before they fell in battle, including by Sgt. Re'em Batito of the Golani Brigade, who died on October 7, 2023.
Go to the full article >>Israel at 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