IDF ordered to conclude October 7 probes by end of January
Hamas says two main points left to be resolved in negotiations • Houthis fire ballistic missile at Israel
Drone intrusion sirens sound in Gaza border communities
Drone intrusion sirens sounded in the Gaza border communities of Magen and Ein Habesor on Thursday.
The military said that the details are under review.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>False alarms sound in Kiryat Shmona and Menara, northern Israel
The sirens that sounded in Manara and Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel on Thursday morning were a false alarm, the military said.
Go to the full article >>'Genocide inversion': NGO Monitor criticizes Human Rights Watch report accusing Israel of genocide
The Jerusalem-based NGO activity monitoring organization, NGO Monitor, criticized the Thursday Human Rights Watch report accusing Israel of committing an act of genocide in Gaza.
Gerald Steinberg, Founder and President of NGO Monitor, said, “This pseudo report is more genocide inversion, built on innuendo, speculation and international legal fiction."
NGO Monitor said that the report erased Hamas's atrocities, saying that HRW, like Amnesty International, which also recently issued a similar report, "is a major source of virulent hate propaganda targeting Israel."
Go to the full article >>Two main issues left to be resolved in negotiations, Hamas sources say - report
Despite the reported sticking points, “the status of ongoing negotiations in Doha is excellent," Hamas sources said.
Two primary obstacles remain in the hostage deal/ceasefire negotiations in Doha, Hamas sources told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news outlet Al-Akhbar on Thursday.
The first of these issues is Israel’s demand that Hamas provide it with "a list of the names of all living and deceased prisoners," the sources told Al-Akhbar. The second reportedly concerns an Israeli demand that soldiers held hostage in Gaza be included “in lists of prisoners who meet the criteria for the humanitarian phase."
Go to the full article >>Human Rights Watch says Israel's deprivation of water in Gaza is act of genocide
Although the report described the deprivation of water as an act of genocide, it noted that proving the crime of genocide against Israeli officials would also require establishing their intent.
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water, which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination.
"This policy, inflicted as part of a mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, means Israeli authorities have committed the crime against humanity of extermination, which is ongoing. This policy also amounts to an 'act of genocide' under the Genocide Convention of 1948," Human Rights Watch said in its report.
Go to the full article >>IDF demolishes Hezbollah underground terror route in explosion
The Hezbollah headquarters were destroyed along the underground route. All the weapons inside were said to have been seized
The 188th Brigade of the IDF destroyed an underground tunnel used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon for storing weapons and conducting terror activities, Israel's military said on Wednesday.
It explained that during an operation conducted by engineering forces, an underground route spanning dozens of meters was discovered, leading to one of the headquarters of the terror group.
Go to the full article >>While Houthi missile inbound, IAF jets flew to strike Yemen
The strikes began less than an hour after the IDF intercepted a ballistic missile launched toward central Israel by the Houthis.
Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck Houthi terror targets in the capital of Sana'a in Yemen during the early hours of Thursday morning, as 14 aircraft were already in the air as Yemen fired a ballistic missile towards Israel, the military announced.
The IDF added that the targets Israel struck were used by the Houthis for military purposes, which included smuggling Iranian weapons into the country. The IDF also confirmed that ports and energy infrastructure in Sana'a were hit during the strikes.
Go to the full article >>Israel at war: What happened on day 439?
IDF evacuates central Gaza amidst intensifying hostage deal talks • Extremist Israelis penetrated Lebanon, and Joseph’s Tomb area in Nablus.
The IDF’s Arabic media spokesperson issued evacuation warnings on Wednesday for residents of the El-Bureij area of central Gaza.
Go to the full article >>Sirens blare across central Israel following missile fired from Yemen
This is the second time this week that Yemen targeted Israel. An initial drone was fired toward the country on Monday.
Sirens sounded across central Israel due to a projectile that was fired from Yemen, the IDF announced during the early hours of Thursday morning.
Go to the full article >>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.