Yemen fires projectile toward central Israel, Hamas says hostage deal is 'imminent'
IDF to announce further details on Yemen projectile • Netanyahu: military to remain on Mt. Hermon
Sirens sound across central Israel following missile from Yemen
Sirens sounded across central Israel following a projectile that was fired from Yemen, the IDF reported early Thursday morning.
No reports of anyone wounded have surfaced. The IDF added that more details regarding the incident would follow.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>High Court calls for response on recognition of slain hostage Alon Shamriz as fallen IDF soldier
Shamriz was killed when he and two other hostages, Yotam Chaim and Samer Talalka, escaped their captors and were shot by the IDF.
Israel's High Court pressed the state on Wednesday to give an answer to the family of Alon Shamriz, a slain hostage, on whether he will be recognized as a fallen soldier, the family said. The state had requested an extension in its answer till the end of January due to the change in defense minister and the security situation, according to the family.
Shamriz was killed when he and two other hostages, Yotam Chaim, and Samer Talalka, escaped their captors and were shot by IDF forces. The three were shot as they exited a building in Gaza and were waving a white flag while approaching IDF soldiers and shouting in Hebrew.
Go to the full article >>Israeli troops remove Israelis who crossed into Lebanon
Israeli soldiers removed a small far-right group of Israeli civilians who had crossed into Lebanon, appearing to put up a tent, in what the military said on Wednesday was a serious incident now under investigation.
Go to the full article >>C'tte overseeing Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to convene at 2:00 p.m. - report
The UN committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon is set to convene at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news outlet Al-Akhbar reported.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu to IDF: Be ready to be on Mt. Hermon until end of 2025 - report
The visit included Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and other officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the IDF during his Tuesday visit to Mount Hermon Ridge to be ready to be deployed in the area until the end of 2025, according to a Wednesday Channel 12 report.
Go to the full article >>IRGC oil empire: Revolutionary Guards extend control over Tehran's oil exports, sources say
All aspects of the oil business have come under the growing influence of the IRGC.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of Tehran's revenue and fund its proxies across the Middle East, according to Western officials, security sources, and Iranian insiders.
Go to the full article >>'Imminent': Hostage deal could be signed by end of week, Hamas official says - report
Asharq Al-Awsat cited a Hamas official as stating that a deal was "imminent," with the main points having already been agreed upon.
If no issues arise, a hostage deal could be signed by the end of this week, a Hamas official told the Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat.
The Wednesday report cited the official as stating that a deal was "imminent," with the main points having already been agreed upon.
Go to the full article >>Khamenei: After Syria developments, Israel 'gravely mistaken' thinking uprising over
Last week, Khamenei addressed the situation in Syria in a Hebrew post, noting, "The young Syrians will liberate the territories occupied by the Zionist entity."
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote that Israel was "gravely mistaken" about developments in Syria in a Tuesday message posted to his Hebrew language X/Twitter account.
Go to the full article >>Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to visit Israel
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto is set to make a surprise visit to Israel next week as a guest of Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Go to the full article >>Palestinian families sue State Department over US support for IDF
Washington faces criticism from human rights groups for maintaining its support for Israel with no major policy changes.
Palestinian families sued the US State Department on Tuesday over Washington's support for the IDF amid the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands, a court filing showed.
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.