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IDF assists UN forces in Syria, PIJ terrorist wounds four in ramming attack

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Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with Syria, northern Israel, December 7, 2024 (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with Syria, northern Israel, December 7, 2024
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

IAF intercepts missile from Yemen before it reaches Israel

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  (photo credit: FLASH90)
(photo credit: FLASH90)

The IDF announced it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it reached Israeli territory, according to an IDF update on Saturday morning.

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IDF, Shin Bet eliminate Hamas air force head Nachal Al-Najar

Al-Najar had been responsible for planning the aerial infiltrations into Israel on October 7.

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 UAV (illustrative) (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
UAV (illustrative)
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The IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated the head of Hamas's air force in Gaza City, Nachal Al-Najar, on Tuesday, the military confirmed on Friday. 

Al-Najar was head of both Hamas's Aerial Unit in Gaza City and head of Hamas' Aerial Defense Unit in Gaza. 

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In unusual step, IDF announces aerial and ground reinforcements in Golan Heights

This follows a situational assessment carried out on Thursday and Friday by the IDF General Staff and Northern Command.

By MATHILDA HELLER
Reinforcement of IDF troops in Golan Heights 06 December 2024 (photo credit: IDF)
Reinforcement of IDF troops in Golan Heights 06 December 2024
(photo credit: IDF)

Due to the ongoing internal conflict in Syria, the IDF has announced it is reinforcing aerial and ground forces in the Golan Heights, which borders Syria.

This follows a situational assessment carried out on Thursday and Friday by the IDF General Staff and Northern Command.

IDF troops are deployed along the border and the IDF is monitoring developments.

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Columbia University's SJP prints its first newspaper 'Columbia Intifada'

Notable headlines seen on the front cover include "Palestinian Prisoners," "The Myth of the Two-State Solution," and "Zionist Peace Means Palestinian Blood."

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 Students for Justice in Palestine organize mass protests on October 7 in the US (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Students for Justice in Palestine organize mass protests on October 7 in the US
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Columbia University's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organization issued its first print paper known as "The Columbia Intifada," according to a post this week by Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD).

The CUAD also said that they're distributing 1,000 copies of the first paper.

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Prominent anti-Hamas Gazan activist assassinated by terror group

Abu Hayya was a regular target for Hamas enforces, who tortured him in September, leaving him hospitalized.

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 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists. (photo credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)
Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.
(photo credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)

Ziad Abu Hayya, a prominent anti-Hamas activist, was killed by Hamas-affiliated gunmen in an assassination on Friday.

Abu Hayya became prominent in August when he called on the world to "save us from Hamas" in a video captured by Al Arabiya.

An armed group affiliated with Hamas stormed his tent in Khan Yunis, dragged him naked in front of everyone, and took him to an unknown location while beating and kicking him, according to Al Hadath.

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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
  • 100 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 49 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 came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.