Israel kills terror cell head, Dermer reportedly to visit US for hostage talks
Netanyahu says Israel firm on ceasefire deal with Lebanon • IDF warns residents of southern Lebanon against moving south
Dermer to visit US for hostage deal and Iran talks, sources say - report
Dermer has been working to advance a post-war plan for Gaza to be implemented in recent months.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is expected to visit Washington and Miami this week to discuss a hostage deal and the topic of Iran during meetings, two sources familiar with the matter told Walla on Sunday.
According to the sources, Dermer's meetings will be held with senior Biden administration officials and advisors to President-elect Donald Trump.
Go to the full article >>IDF kills terrorists in southern Lebanon located near church who 'violated ceasefire agreement'
The IDF killed several armed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon that were located near a church, Israel's military said on Sunday evening.
It emphasized that the IDF operated in southern Lebanon to remove "threats to the State of Israel" that were "in violation" of Israel's ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
The eliminated terrorists were operatives in the Hezbollah Khiam ground defense, anti-tank missile, and artillery units, and shot at the troops from the church, the IDF said.
It also noted that after the elimination of the terrorists, troops scanned the church area and located a tunnel shaft containing weapons.
Go to the full article >>Ben-Gvir: Time is right to incentivize Palestinian migration from Gaza
When asked about the PM's take on incentivizing emigration, Ben-Gvir said that where he once met resistance, he now sees more willingness.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been more receptive to the idea of incentivizing the emigration of Gazans from the Gaza Strip, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir suggested in an interview on Army Radio on Sunday.
“I want encouragement of emigration [of Gazans out of the Gaza Strip]. I think we need to allow them to emigrate at will,” he told Army Radio, adding that he was working to coordinate with Netanyahu on this.
Go to the full article >>ICC arrest orders press IDF to publicize alleged war crimes probe decisions, sources say
There is finally more powerful counterpressure to get public decisions on the cases to show that the Israeli legal system takes its probes of its own soldiers seriously.
The IDF is expected to publish some of the results of some of its war crimes probes of its own soldiers in the near future, following the recent decision by the International Criminal Court to approve arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Although some of the probes are already more than a year old and theoretically could have had a decision published earlier, there has been massive domestic political pressure against publicizing results related to alleged crimes by IDF soldiers.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu: 'Closely monitoring' Syria, Israel will enforce ceasefire deal with Lebanon
"We constantly monitor what is happening in Syria," Netanyahu said, referring to the Syrian rebel attack that began on Saturday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has been monitoring the Syrian rebel attack and also stated his intent to strongly enforce Israel's ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, Sunday GPO footage showed.
The statements were said during a UN Security Council meeting at the Tel Hashomer base, which was held alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz. The two met with recruits from Israel's Armored Corps and spoke to them.
Go to the full article >>IDF kills terrorist Wael Lahluh, who murdered Israeli Yonatan Deutsch
The terror attack that Lahluh initiated, which killed Deutsch, occurred back in August.
The IDF and Shin Bet killed terrorist Wael Lahluh, who murdered Israeli citizen Yonatan Deutsch, Israel's military announced on Sunday evening.
Lahluh, aged 31, was a resident of the West Bank's Qabatiya, the IDF said. It added that he was the head of a terrorist cell at the time he was killed in the Israeli strike.
Go to the full article >>71% of Israelis back hostage deal to end Gaza war, N12 poll shows
New polls show growing Israeli support for a hostage deal, highlighting fears of sexual violence against captives.
A significant majority - 71% - of the Israeli public supports a hostage deal that would end the war in Gaza, a Channel 12 poll published Friday found.
Just 15% opposed such a deal, and 14% said they did not know how they felt about this deal, Channel 12 reported.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu: We are closely monitoring what is happening in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has been monitoring the Syrian rebel attack that began on Saturday, Sunday GPO footage showed.
The statement was said during a UN Security Council meeting in Tel Hashomer, which was held alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Netanyahu said, "We constantly monitor what is happening in Syria. We are determined both to protect Israel’s vital interests and to preserve the achievements of the war."
He added that "in this sense, we also enforce the ceasefire agreement [with Lebanon] very strictly, and every violation is immediately met with a powerful response from the IDF. That is how it has been and how it will continue to be. We will keep safeguarding Israel’s security.”
Go to the full article >>Defense Ministry starts NIS 1.2 billion funding safe rooms for North
There are plans to build around 1,700 safe rooms in Kiryat Shmonah alone, and around 10,000 for the entire 0-5 kilometer area.
The Defense Ministry on Sunday rolled out the opening of a campaign to finance safe rooms in the North following the ceasefire signed with Hezbollah last week.
Go to the full article >>Hamas may agree to gradual withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza - report
During the transition period, Hamas would also accept that the Palestinian Authority control of the Rafah Crossing.
Hamas is open to a ceasefire agreement and may be more open to compromise than it has previously been, according to the Saudi-owned news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday, citing Palestinian sources familiar with the matter.
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
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire went into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.