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Explosions heard in Damascus during strike targeting military site - report
The Hezbollah-run channel Al-Manar added that loud explosions were heard in western Damascus during the strikes.
Strikes on a military base in the rural area of Damascus, Syria, took place on Thursday afternoon, according to Arab media reports.
The strikes were attributed to Israel and said to be a raid on Syria's 90th Brigade headquarters, Al Arabiya reported.
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The Hezbollah-run channel Al-Manar added that loud explosions were heard in western Damascus during the strikes.
Go to the full article >>Explosions heard in Damascus Syria during strike targeting military site - report
Explosions were heard in western Damascus, Syria, on Thursday afternoon during strikes that allegedly targeted the Tel al-Shaham military site, the Hezbollah-run channel Al-Manar subsequently reported.
It added that the strikes were attributed to Israel.
Go to the full article >>Hamas official says hostage deal talks have 'great chance of succeeding' - report
Hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire negotiations expected to take place in Cairo on Friday may be more fruitful than previous attempts, senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook told London-based Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Thursday.
Go to the full article >>Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims Israeli hostage tried to take own life
Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza said the hostage had tried to take his own life three days ago.
An Israeli hostage held by Gaza's Islamic Jihad terrorist group has tried to take his own life, the spokesperson for the terror group's armed wing claimed in a video posted on Telegram on Thursday.
Go to the full article >>Amid multi-front war: IDF sees 891 soldiers killed, 38 suicides over 2 years
Some 558 soldiers died in 2023 and 363 in 2024.
The IDF said on Thursday that 891 soldiers have died during the war years 2023-2024, including a jump in suicides to 38 during that period.
Go to the full article >>Khan Yunis strike kills Hamas police chief Mahmoud Salah
In total, 10 people were killed, and 15 were wounded in the strike, Reuters reported, citing Gazan medics.
Hamas's police chief, Mahmoud Salah, and his aide Hussam Shahwan were killed in a strike in the al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Thursday, citing Palestinian reports.
Go to the full article >>Undercover Border Police officers arrest senior suspect in Nablus
The suspect was arrested at a coffee shop in the heart of Kasbah in Nablus.
Undercover Border Police officers arrested a senior suspect during a covert overnight operation in Nablus in the West Bank, the police said Thursday morning.
Go to the full article >>Hamas forces are making a substantial comeback in the Gaza Strip
New estimates gauge that Hamas's forces are up to between 12,000-23,000.
Both The Jerusalem Post and Channel 12 have received information indicating that Hamas is making a substantial comeback by recruiting new forces.
Along with Islamic Jihad together, Channel 12 said on Wednesday night that Hamas was up to between 20,000-23,000 fighters.
Information received by The Post in the recent period indicated numbers closer to around 12,000.
Go to the full article >>Iran is open to nuclear negotiations, if US responds with respect, Araghchi says
Araghchi warned that if the US decides to use past tactics of putting pressure on Iran, they would be met with equal resistance.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Iran is willing to discuss negotiations regarding nuclear weapons if approached with respect in an interview published by Iran's Tasnim News on Wednesday.
He warned, however, that if the US would use past tactics of putting pressure on Iran as it did in US President-elect Trump’s first term, they would be met with equal resistance.
“If the US continues its path of maximum pressure, we will respond accordingly,” Araghchi said to Tasnim News.
Go to the full article >>Israel's multi-front war: What will happen in 2025? – analysis
Israel’s 2024 war explained: Seven fronts, shifting tactics, divided enemies, and lessons for 2025.
One of the main challenges for Israel in 2024 was the multi-front war. Hamas launched the murderous October 7 massacre in 2023, but the multi-front war became the major challenge in 2024. This is because Israel initially focused on fighting Hamas in November and December 2023. Those were the most intense months of fighting in Gaza.
After Hamas launched its attack, Hezbollah joined in. Hezbollah launched thousands of rockets at Israel, around 7,500 rockets, and 200 drone attacks by August 2024. The Houthis also began attacks, launching missiles and drones at Israel and then at various ships in the Red Sea.
Next came the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq that began targeting Israel with drones. By the end of the year, around 200 missiles and 170 drones had been launched by the Houthis at Israel. Iran also attacked Israel twice, once with hundreds of drones and missiles and again in October with 180 ballistic missiles. Overall, Iran likely launched 500 projectiles at Israel.
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.