Israel-Hamas War day 295: What happened in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?
IDF strikes Hamas command center • IDF kills terrorists in Rafah • Netanyahu at the meeting with Trump: 'I hope we reach a deal, time will tell'
IDF about to 'forcefully operate' in southern Khan Yunis, adjusts humanitarian area
This announcement is part of a wider range of calls to evacuate, including SMS messages, recorded voice messages, phone calls, media broadcasts in Arabic, and flyers.
Due to a significant increase in terrorist activity and rocket fire from a section of southern Khan Yunis, that area is now required to evacuate, the IDF announced on Saturday morning.
The IDF stated that the adjustment was "being carried out in accordance with precise intelligence indicating that Hamas has embedded terrorist infrastructure in the area defined as a Humanitarian Area."
The IDF uses these early warning systems to mitigate harm to the civilian population and keep civilians out of combat zones.
Go to the full article >>Israeli athletes escorted by security as pro-Palestinian protests rage in Paris ahead of Olympics
Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the opening show.
Heavy security forces escorted Israeli athletes heading to the Paris Olympic Village as pro-Palestinian protests erupted across the French capital on Friday, CNN reported. French officials, acknowledging the elevated risk faced by Israeli competitors and attacks against them in past games, said that they had insisted on Israel’s competitors receiving 24/7 protection.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, in a statement translated by CNN on Friday, said that he “proposed to the president of the republic that the Israeli delegation be fully protected by the French police 24 hours a day.”
France has called in international police to help patrol the capital amid heightened concerns over terrorism. Several arrests have already been made against individuals planning an attack on the games.
Go to the full article >>Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel
Rocket sirens sounded in northern Israel on Saturday morning.
The alerts sounded in the localities of Kiryat Shmona, Kfar Giladi, Kfar Yuval, and Tel Hai.
A look into Israel's spy tactics in Lebanon, and how it is killing terrorists one by one
To guard against Israeli spying, Hezbollah has taken many precautions with Lebanon's residents, as well as members of its organization.
Since Hezbollah began firing rockets and sending drones into Israel in October, Israel has killed over two dozen Hezbollah commanders, and Israel’s high-level intelligence-gathering seems to be the key to the assassinations, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times published Friday.
Hezbollah is confronted with the question of how Israel has managed to identify, track, and kill senior officials within the terrorist organization, which reportedly has a reputation for its security and discipline.
Israel has used its technologically-savvy intelligence-gathering capabilities to keep an eye on Hezbollah-dominated parts of Lebanon for a long time. Its tactics include flying drones, intercepting phone calls, and gathering intelligence on social media, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu at the meeting with Trump: 'I hope we reach a deal, time will tell'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday evening at the beginning of the meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that he is sending a team to Rome at the start of the week for talks on the hostage deal.
Go to the full article >>IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon
Earlier on Friday, the IAF struck two Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in the areas of Ayta ash-Shab and Kfarchouba in southern Lebanon.
Go to the full article >>Jordan's king, Biden discuss dangerous developments in Gaza and efforts to reach ceasefire
Jordan's King Abdullah and US President Joe Biden discussed on Friday in a phone call the dangerous developments in Gaza and efforts aimed at reaching an immediate and lasting ceasefire.
Go to the full article >>Hamas reacts to PM Benjamin Netanyahu's address to US Congress
Palestinian Islamic Jihad also responded to Netanyahu's address to Congress on Telegram, also stating that his speech was "full of lies and fabrications."
The Hamas terrorist organization issued a response on Friday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the US Congress on Wednesday.
"The Comic Applause Concert, standing and sitting, performed by members of the US Congress in front of the War Criminal [Benjamin] Netanyahu, will remain a new disgrace in the history of their council," stated Izzat Al-Risheq, who is head of the terror group's media, and member of the terror group's political wing.
Go to the full article >>‘I don't know how Jews can vote for Harris’ - Trump at Netanyahu meeting
Netanyahu met with both Harris and Trump during his visit to Washington this week, to help set up the relationship with whichever one of the candidates enters the White House.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump bashed his Democratic opponent and questioned how Jews could vote for her during a meeting he held Friday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Florida.
“I actually do not know how a person who is Jewish can vote for her, but that is up to them,” Trump said as he sat across the table from Netanyahu. The Prime Minister’s wife Sara sat next to Trump.
US forces destroy six Houthi UAVs off the coast of Yemen - CENTCOM
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces destroyed six Iranian-backed Houthi UAVs, the military announced on X on Friday.
Afterwards, three uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) belonging to the Yemeni terrorist group were destroyed the same day by USCENTCOM forces.
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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 115 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says