Israel-Hamas War day 282: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?
Two Syrian UAVs shot down near Eilat • IDF kills one in strike on Syrian military • Shrapnel from rocket interception wounds four IDF soldiers in the North
IDF carries out exercises readying troops for war in Lebanon
DF soldiers conduct exercises in complex terrain scenarios in order to prepare for a war with Hezbollah in the North.
Go to the full article >>Nobel laureate, women's rights activist Malala Yousafzai calls Gaza ceasefire 'urgent'
'I have and will continue to condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes', Yousafzai said in April.
Nobel laureate and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai called for an “urgent” ceasefire in Gaza in an interview with AFP on Friday.
"It is horrifying how many schools have been bombed in Gaza, even more recently the four schools," she said, referring to four schools that were hit by Israeli air strikes this week, AFP noted.
"It is deeply concerning because we know that children do not have a future when they're living under a war, when their schools and homes are destroyed," Yousafzai continued.
The Nobel laureate did not condemn Hamas’s use of schools as bases of terrorism or their use for stockpiling weapons.
Go to the full article >>Hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sound in northern Israel
Multiple hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded in northern Israel on Sunday.
The alerts, which began at around 12:05 p.m., sounded in various localities in the Upper Galilee.
The IDF later said that it had successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that had crossed from Lebanon. No injuries were reported following the incident.
The military added that Israel Air Force jets had struck overnight Hezbollah terror infrastructure in the Ramyeh area in southern Lebanon.
Go to the full article >>Police arrest wife of Hamas operative in possession of a knife
Border Police officers arrested in the West Bank on Sunday a suspect who planned to carry out an attack against a security officer in the area, the police said.
The 37-year-old woman, who arrived at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron with her two children, was found with a knife in her possession.
The knife found on the suspect at the Cave of the Patriarchs. July 14, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
According to the police, during the search, the woman stated she was the wife of a Hamas operative currently in Israeli prison and that she had planned to attack a specific security officer.
The woman was arrested and transferred to the police for further examination.
Go to the full article >>Fighting for the North: Protest forum calls for war, against deal in north
"We won't let anyone in the country sign a deal on our lives, sign a deal on your own lives. We are going home to full security," protest organizer Rephael Slav said.
Residents of and evacuees from Israel's North protested outside of a government meeting Sunday morning, calling for a war in the North and protesting an agreement with Hezbollah. Hundreds of protesters were present, according to organizers.
Participants, active in the Fighting for the North protest organization, lay in sleeping bags on the road to block the entrance to the meeting and make the point that they have been "abandoned in the street" by Israel's government.
The protest was part of a day of "the war for the North," which included additional protests and activities.
Go to the full article >>'Hezbollah controls Hamas in Lebanon': Expert says Hezbollah unlikely to respond to strike on Deif
'Despite the attempted assassination, Hezbollah will not operate in a more significant way than it is currently', says Prof. Amatzia Baram.
Following the strike that targeted Mohammad Deif, University of Haifa Prof. Amatzia Baram estimated Hezbollah terrorists would not change their modus operandi in the North.
"Despite the attempted assassination, Hezbollah will not operate in a more significant way than it is currently. It will continue with the usual method of operation - and will not increase the fire," he asserted.
"In the past, we killed senior commanders in Gaza, and Hezbollah never responded to their assassinations."
Go to the full article >>Mohammad Deif 'fine' after Israeli strike, talks to 'halt,' Hamas official says - report
Mohammad Deif is "fine" after Israel's Saturday's strike targeting the leader, a Hamas official told AFP.
The sources reportedly added that the hostage deal negotiations were set to "halt."
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>IDF kills terrorists, strikes terror targets in Gaza
IDF troops of the Nahal Brigade, in a joint operation with the Israel Air Force (IAF), struck in Rafah an anti-tank missile launcher that was used to fire at the forces, the military said on Sunday.
The military also targeted a terror cell in the area. In addition, forces of the 401st Brigade demolished several underground shafts and terror infrastructure, the IDF said.
In Gaza City, forces of the Alexandroni Brigade eliminated several terrorists in close-quarter combat. During one of the operations, the IDF noted that a terror cell was identified moving in the sector and attempting to bury an explosive device near the forces. The IDF said the cell was subsequently struck and eliminated.
Go to the full article >>IDF strikes Syrian military, killing one, wounding others after UAVs launched at Eilat
According to the Syrian military, the strike targeted, among others, a building in the Kafr Sousa area of Damascus.
Following the interception of two unmanned aerial aircrafts (UAVs) that had been launched from Syrian territory towards Eilat early Sunday morning, the IDF said it had struck a Syrian military command center, military infrastructure sites, and targets of the Syrian Aerial Defense Unit.
A Syrian soldier was killed in the strike, and three other people were wounded, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Syrian military.
Go to the full article >>Mossad chief set to travel to Qatar for hostage deal negotiations - report
Mossad chief David Barnea is set to travel to Qatar this week for the hostage deal negotiations, according to KAN news on Sunday, citing a diplomatic source involved in the negotations.
The report comes amid the IDF strike on Saturday targeting Hamas's Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades chief, Mohammad Deif.
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