Israel at war: What happened on day 444?
UNIFIL calls on IDF to withdraw from Lebanon • Security forces kill head of Hamas's security dept. • Mossad reveals details of pager attack • Israel still waiting for list of live hostages
'The last one standing': Katz says Israel will deal 'decisive blow' to the Houthis
Katz's comments came just hours after the Israeli air force intercepted a drone launched from Yemen that was headed toward Israel.
Following the Israeli air force's interception of a drone launched from Yemen that was headed toward Israel on Monday, Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened the Houthis with a "decisive blow."
The drone was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, the IDF noted, and no sirens were sounded.
This follows recent attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, including firing a ballistic missile that wounded sixteen in Jaffa on Saturday.
Go to the full article >>UNIFIL calls on Israeli army to withdraw from southern Lebanon
UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) called on the Israeli army to withdraw from southern Lebanon on Monday.
Go to the full article >>Slow Lebanese deployment may force IDF soldiers to stay in Lebanon, Israeli officials say
Officials explained that the slow deployment raises the question of how Israel should act on day 60 of the ceasefire at northern border.
The IDF’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon could be carried out in a slower pace than expected due to the Lebanese military’s slow deployment in the area, Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
Go to the full article >>One officer, two soldiers killed in northern Gaza Strip
The three combat soldiers were at the entrance of a building when an explosion occurred, with several other soldiers wounded in the same incident.
Three IDF soldiers, Captain Ilay Gavriel Atedgi, Sergeant Netanel Pessach, and Sergeant-Major Hillel Diener, were killed in the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Monday.
Go to the full article >>IDF and Shin Bet kill head of Hamas's security department in strike on former school building
The terrorist, Tharwat Muhammad Ahmed Albec, was in a command center in Gaza which previously served as a school when he was eliminated.
The IDF and Shin Bet killed the head of the Security Directorate of Hamas’ Security Mechanisms in an air strike on Sunday, the army announced on Monday.
Go to the full article >>Attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem, terrorist thwarted
According to the initial investigation, the terrorist exited a vehicle and waved a knife at a security officer that was passing by.
A suspected stabbing attack occurred in the Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood near the Hizma checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Monday, the police said.
Go to the full article >>Some gaps have narrowed in elusive Gaza ceasefire deal, sides say
Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials' remarks on Monday, though crucial differences have yet to be resolved.
Go to the full article >>The IDF's 769th Brigade operates in southern Lebanon.
The IDF's 769th Brigade soldiers locate weapons in southern Lebanon
Tax relief proposed in Lebanon for Israeli attack-damaged properties
The Lebanese Finance Ministry drafted a law for approval by the Cabinet and Parliament seeking to grant tax and duty exemptions for individuals whose property was damaged by Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Lebanese state National News Agency reported on Thursday.
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.