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IDF says it downed over 100 Yemeni drones, kills Hamas commanders

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 An IDF soldier inside a Hamas command tunnel under a compound of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City. February 8, 2024 (photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
An IDF soldier inside a Hamas command tunnel under a compound of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City. February 8, 2024
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LISTEN: Radio comms. from an interception of a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen

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Radio comms. from an interception of a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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'Where are you?': Rachel Goldberg-Polin cries out for hostage deal at Tel Aviv rally

"I will begin by asking all leaders the question posed in the bible in Genesis: Where are you!?" Rachel declared.

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 Jon Polin speaks at hostage rally in Tel Aviv, January 9, 2024.  (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
Jon Polin speaks at hostage rally in Tel Aviv, January 9, 2024.
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)

Bereaved hostage family members spoke at Tel Aviv Hostage Square on Thursday evening, demanding a hostage deal following the recovery of Youssef al-Ziyadne's body from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Wednesday. 

Among those speaking were Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, the mother and father of former hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was killed in Hamas captivity back in late August along with five other hostages. 

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'Find out about Hezbollah': Trump insinuates Hezbollah involved in January 6 Capitol insurrection

"We have to find out about Hezbollah, we have to find out about who exactly was in that whole thing because people who did some bad things were not prosecuted,” Trump said.

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addresses supporters during his rally for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID/FILE PHOTO)
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addresses supporters during his rally for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID/FILE PHOTO)

President-elect Donald Trump insinuated that Hezbollah was involved in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol at a Tuesday press conference in Palm Beach, Florida. 

"We have to find out about Hezbollah," Trump said when asked whether he would still pardon January 6 defendants, particularly those with violent offenses.

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'Better future for Lebanon': Israeli FM congratulates Joseph Aoun's election

Shortly after the Sa'ar's welcome statement, it was reported that National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi had told Israeli ministers not to address the appointment.

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. (Illustrative) (photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. (Illustrative)
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warmly welcomed the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon's president  in a Thursday X/Twitter post.

"I congratulate Lebanon on electing a new president after a prolonged political crisis," Sa'ar stated in the post. 

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WATCH: Footage of armed APC located by the IDF in Syria defensive misson

WATCH: Footage of armed APC located by the IDF in Syria defensive misson

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Footage of armed APC that was located by the IDF in a defensive mission in Syria on January 9, 2025 (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESMAN UNIT)
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WATCH: Footage of an Armored Personnel Carrier that contained weapons uncovered by the IDF in Syria

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Footage of an Armored Personnel Carrier that contained weapons uncovered by the IDF in Syria. January 9, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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WATCH: Footage of weapons uncovered by the IDF in Syria

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Footage of weapons uncovered by the IDF in Syria. January 9, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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IDF demolishes home of terrorist Mahmoud Salit in Tulkarm

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Israeli security forces demolished the home of terrorist Mahmoud Salit in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, Israel's military announced on Thursday afternoon.

Salit was responsible for the terror attack that killed Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Elhanan Ariel Klein in November 2023 and wounded four Border Police officers.

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IAF strikes vehicle loaded with Hezbollah weapons in Lebanon

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Israel Air Force aircraft struck weapons that were being loaded onto a vehicle inside a Hezbollah military compound in southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Thursday. 

"The IDF is committed to the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon," the military stated. "The IDF remains deployed in southern Lebanon and will operate against any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens."

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Defense Minister warns of potential war in West Bank, recommends IDF response measures

In the meeting with local authorities, Katz discussed that Hamas originally planned to include West Bank communities in their October 7 attacks.

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Israel Katz at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024. (photo credit: YONATHAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Israel Katz at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that the West Bank may be on the brink of war in a meeting with local authorities on Tuesday, N12 reported.

According to N12, in the meeting attended by Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth and Major General Ghassan Alian, head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Katz discussed that Hamas originally planned to include West Bank communities in their October 7 attacks.

Following the terror attack that took place in the West Bank on Monday, Katz wrote in a post on X/Twitter that Israel would “not tolerate a Gaza-like reality in the West Bank.”

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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
  • 99 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.