IDF raid Hamas stronghold in Gaza hospital, PM to undergo operation
IDF issues evacuation orders in northern Gaza • Rockets from Gaza activate sirens in Jerusalem, Shfela areas
IDF destroys 100-meter Radwan Force tunnel in southern Lebanon full of Hezbollah weapons
An anti-tank missile stockpile and heavy machine gun positions aimed at IDF posts were also found in the vicinity of the tunnel.
The IDF dismantled a 100-meter-long underground tunnel that hid the entrance to a Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorist hideout in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed Saturday afternoon.
The tunnel was discovered during operational activities by the 300th Brigade under the command of the 146th Division and was destroyed in cooperation with the engineering forces.
Go to the full article >>Another PA security services officer killed in clashes with Jenin terrorists
Another Palestinian Security Services officer was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin amid clashes between Palestinian Authority forces and terrorists, Arab media reported on Saturday, citing the PSS spokesperson.
The PSS spokesperson announced the death of another officer on Friday.
Go to the full article >>Hamas-run Gaza health min. claims IDF arrested Kamal Adwan hospital director
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claimed on Friday that IDF troops detained dozens of Kamal Adwan Hospital staff, including the hospital's director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safia.
The claim came after the IDF announced it was carrying out targeted operations in the hospital, which is a Hamas stronghold and the site of previous operations.
Officials from the Hamas health ministry confirmed to Reuters on Friday that they had ignored Israeli warnings on Thursday to evacuate the hospital.
The IDF announced on Friday that it had arranged a designated evacuation route for patients, staff, and civilians.
Go to the full article >>IDF's Nahal Brigade concludes in Rafah, begins Beit Hanoun operations
Before the operations began, the Israeli air force and IDF artillery units reportedly struck terror targets in the area, including a terrorist meeting point.
After concluding its activities in Rafah last week, the IDF's Nahal Brigade began operations against terror targets in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, following intelligence regarding the presence of terrorist infrastructure and operatives in the area, the military stated on Saturday morning.
Before the operations began, the Israeli air force and IDF artillery units reportedly struck terror targets in the area, including a terrorist meeting point.
Go to the full article >>Palestinian 'social fabric' tearing: Hamas calls for mobilization against Palestinian Authority
Hamas accused PA security forces of brutally coercing the Palestinian public into supporting its recent crackdown on West Bank terror groups.
Hamas called on all components of Palestinian society to mobilize in order to confront the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) “unprecedented” level of “aggression” against it and other terror groups in the West Bank, the terror group confirmed in a Friday press release.
In the statement, Hamas accused PA security forces of brutally coercing the Palestinian public into supporting its recent crackdown on West Bank terror groups.
Go to the full article >>IDF begins Beit Hanoun operation in Gaza against embedded terror targets
The IDF began operations against terror targets in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, following intelligence regarding the presence of terrorist infrastructure and operatives in the area, the military stated on Saturday morning.
Before the operations began, the Israeli air force and IDF artillery units reportedly struck terror targets in the area, including a terrorist meeting point.
The IDF confirmed that troops were enabling civilians to evacuate the area through designated routes - ensuring they could safely remove themselves from the combat zone.
The military added that the Nahal Brigade had completed its mission in the area of Rafah last week, and the 4th Brigade would be continuing operations there.
Go to the full article >>Hamas-run Gaza health min. claims IDF arrested Kamal Adwan hospital director
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claimed on Friday that IDF troops detained dozens of Kamal Adwan Hospital staff, including the hospital's director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safia.
The claim came after the IDF announced it was carrying out targeted operations in the hospital, which is a Hamas stronghold and the site of previous operations.
Officials from the Hamas health ministry confirmed to Reuters on Friday that they had ignored Israeli warnings on Thursday to evacuate the hospital.
The IDF announced on Friday that it had arranged a designated evacuation route for patients, staff, and civilians.
Go to the full article >>Explosions heard in Sana'a, Yemen - report
US National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said earlier on Friday, "US attacks against the Houthis will continue as long as their threat to ships and Israel persists."
Explosions were heard in Sana'a, Yemen, Saudi outlet Al-Hadath reported Friday evening.
The attack reportedly targeted a military compound in central Sana'a and the Sana'a International Airport in the north of the city. According to the report, there was another strike in the Al-Nadha neighborhood.
The explosions were so powerful that homes surrounding the targeted sites shook, Al-Hadath reported, citing sources.
It is unclear whether the United States or Britain struck the Iran-backed terror stronghold. The Israeli air force has clarified that the attack was not Israeli, and there are reports that suggest that the strikes were from the US, according to Maariv. Army Radio reported, citing reports in Yemen, that the attacks were attributed to the US and Britain.
The strikes follow a Houthi attack on Israel in the early hours of Friday morning.
Go to the full article >>WHO says northern Gaza hospital 'out of service' due to IDF activity
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Kamal Adwan Hospital in in the northern Gaza Strip, is "out of service" due to IDF operations against Hamas in the area.
"Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid," the WHO said, and that "60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition, including those on ventilators."
The IDF announced that fighters from 401st Brigade raided the area following preliminary intelligence information about the presence of Hamas terrorists and their activity there.
Go to the full article >>The last man standing: Israeli official says Houthis 'more technologically advanced than perceived'
While the Houthis may be the last of Iran's axis standing, Israel's battle against them will not be so easy.
Israel's battle against the Iran-backed Houthi terror groups in Yemen may be more difficult than previously thought, an anonymous Israeli official told The Washington Post on Friday.
One key difficulty is The Houthis “are more technologically advanced than perceived by many,” the official said while stressing that the terror group should not be “underrated."
The official went on to explain that thanks to the backing from the Islamic Republic, the Houthis have been able to take “practical steps” in pursuing their ideology, which calls for the destruction of Israel.
“The Houthis want a war of attrition on Israel, to continue firing so that they can say, ‘We are the real resistance,’" Yoel Guzansky, a former official on Israel’s National Security Council, told the Post.
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.