Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 246?
Hezbollah UAVs crossed into Israel, one reaching 35 km inside and exploded near Afula, IDF responds with striking Hezbollah targets • pro-Palestinian protesters to protest at White House
WATCH: Noa Argamani rescued by IDF helicopter
Watch IDF rescue Noa Argamani from the heart of the Nuseirat refugee camp in a helicopter.
EU's Josep Borrell calls hostage rescue operation 'another massacre of civilians' in Gaza
European Union High Representative Josep Borrell called the hostage rescue operation, which returned four hostages from Gaza, "another civilian massacre," in post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.
Reports from Gaza of another massacre of civilians are appalling. We condemn this in the strongest terms.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) June 8, 2024
The bloodbath must end immediately.@POTUS 3-stage plan is the way forward for an enduring ceasefire and to end the killing.
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Israeli Air Force strike Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon, two killed
IDF soldiers identified a Hezbollah operative in the area of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, the IDF reported on Saturday afternoon. Shortly thereafter, an IAF aircraft struck the terrorist.
According to Lebanese state news agency NNA, two people were killed in the attack near Aitaroun.
Additionally, IDF fighter jets targeted terrorist infrastructure in the area of Khiam. Additionally, earlier on Saturday, IDF tanks fired toward a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Kfarkela.
Over the past day, IDF artillery and mortars struck to remove threats in the areas of Kfarchouba, Kfarkela, Houla and Kfarhamam, the military added.
Go to the full article >>Palestinian President Abbas calls for urgent UN General Assembly meeting
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas instructed the Palestinian delegate in the UN to request an emergency session of the Security Council to discuss the repercussions of the Israeli operation in Nuseirat, Palestinian Authority state-run news agency Wafa reported on Saturday.
According to the report, Abbas said, "The international community must urgently intervene to stop the tragedy of our people in Gaza and the West Bank, including Jerusalem."
Go to the full article >>Colombia's president orders halt of coal exports to Israel 'until the genocide is stopped'
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said the country will suspend coal exports to Israel.
Vamos a suspender las exportaciones de carbón a Israel hasta que detenga el genocidio.https://t.co/jHOvo4aSbC
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) June 8, 2024
In a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, he said the exports would be halted "until the genocide is stopped."
Go to the full article >>Hamas says it still has large number of hostages and can increase it
Hamas terrorist group said on Saturday it still held the largest number of hostages and could increase it, after Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group in the central Gaza Strip.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu says Israel does not give into terror, committed to free all hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel does not give in to terrorism and that it is operating "creatively and bravely" to bring home the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
"We are committed to do so in the future as well. We will not let up until we complete the mission and return home all the hostages - both those alive and dead," Netanyahu said.
Go to the full article >>'A hero of Israel': Yamam soldier Arnon Zamora succumbs to wounds after rescue op.
Arnon Zamora was fatally wounded during the rescue operation, which brought back four hostages from Hamas captivity.
Ch.-Insp. Arnon Zamora, 36, the Yamam fighter who was wounded in Saturday's hostage rescue operation, succumbed to his wounds at the hospital, the Israel Police announced the same day.
Zamora was fatally wounded during the rescue operation that succeeded in securing the return of four hostages from Hamas captivity.
Former hostages Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped from the Nova music fesitval on October 7 and spent 245 days in Hamas captivity.
Go to the full article >>IDF successfully intercepts aerial target over Nahariya coast
The IDF Aerial Defense Array intercepted a target over the coast of Nahariya, the IDF announced on Saturday.
The target did not activate any alarms, the IDF added. No injuries or damage were reported.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: Noa Argamani to Netanyahu: It's so good to speak Hebrew again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called freed hostage Noa Argamani to check in on her following daring rescue operation on Saturday.
Noa expressed to the Prime Minister how glad she was to be able to speak Hebrew again.
Netanyahu told her hoe happy he was to see she was back home with her father and that she should hug her mother for him.
Audio of Noa Argamani speaking with PM Netanyahu:
— Oren Kessler (@OrenKessler) June 8, 2024
“I haven’t spoken Hebrew in so long” pic.twitter.com/NodYn4YQmT
Noa's mother is suffering from terminal brain cancer and has repeatedly expressed her wish to see her daughter again before she dies.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas 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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 120 hostages remain in Gaza
- 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says