Israel at war: What happened on day 447?
Al-Hayya reportedly takes helm of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades • IDF strikes terrorists in Gaza, journalists reported among those hit
IDF to give families of observers killed on Oct. 7 final recordings before massacre
IDF personnel chief Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar-Khalifa will meet on Friday with the families of the IDF observers in order to provide them with all the communication recordings from the last 24 hours before the observers's deaths, the IDF announced on Thursday.
Per the families' request, an additional date for playing the recordings will be held this coming Monday.
Earlier this week, the IDF provided partial recordings leading up to the massacre, but the families complained that the recordings stopped before the Hamas attack began.
Go to the full article >>Israeli airstrike hits Sana'a, Hodeidah airports during Houthi leader's 'victory' speech
Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, was at the airport during the strikes.
Israeli airstrikes targeted a host of Houthi infrastructure near the airports of Hodeidah and the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
The strikes targeted Sana'a International Airport's main runway, control tower, and aircraft, some of which subsequently caught fire.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said he was at the airport during the strikes. He was in Yemen to negotiate the release of UN staff who had been detained there.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: How IAF jets prepared for strike on Sana'a airport in Yemen
IAF chief Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar: "We have just seen a tangible demonstration of our capabilities, and we are capable of much, much more."
The Israeli Air Force struck several targets across Houthi-controlled Yemen on Thursday as retaliation for the missile attacks against Tel Aviv.
IAF chief Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar spoke to his officers following the strikes.
"This is our fourth strike in Yemen, and we are not finished yet. I want to start with the defensive effort we've been engaged in night after night for some time now."
Go to the full article >>Striking at the heart of terror: The IDF’s West Bank drone revolution - interview
The Post interviewed Air Force Drone Commander Maj. “N,” about the revolution in drone use in the West Bank.
The IDF has undergone a drone revolution in the West Bank.
From the end of the Second Intifada in 2005 until summer 2023, there were no drone or airstrikes of any kind in the West Bank.
That changed around the time of the IDF’s large Jenin operation in summer 2023, when the IDF started to deploy drones to attack Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank once more.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF demolishes an underground tunnel in Jabalya, northern Gaza.
IDF announces fallen soldier Captain (res.) Amit Levi, killed in Gaza
The IDF said Captain Levi's funeral would be held on Thursday at the Mount Herzl military cemetery.
Captain (res.) Amit Levi, 35, from kibbutz Shomria, was killed during combat in Gaza, the IDF announced on Thursday.
Levi was a fighter in the 6551st Patrol Battalion of the 551st Brigade. He fell in central Gaza.
Go to the full article >>Al-Hayya takes helm of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades as talks near 'finish line' - report
The al-Qassam Brigades field leadership has committed to providing al-Hayya with its full support, Al Araby Al Jadeed cited the Hamas official as saying.
As hostage deal and ceasefire negotiations approach "the finish line," Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has taken the helm of the terror group's military wing, the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, a senior Hamas official told the UK-based Qatari news organization, Al Araby Al Jadeed, on Wednesday.
Al-Hayya is Hamas’s top negotiator in the talks and serves as the organization’s senior leader in Gaza.
The al-Qassam Brigades field leadership has committed to providing al-Hayya with its full support, Al Araby Al Jadeed cited the Hamas official as saying.
Go to the full article >>IDF strikes Hamas, PIJ terrorists in Gaza, journalists reported among those hit
Israel's military said that the Hamas terrorists it hit exploited the area to "plan and execute an explosive drone attack."
Israeli aircraft and artillery struck Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza on Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning, the IDF reported.
After both these strikes, Arab media and Reuters claimed that journalists were killed.
Go to the full article >>Israel eliminates senior West Bank terrorists in two-day operation
The IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Israel Border Police completed a two-day joint counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank, the military said on Thursday morning.
During the operation, an Israel Air Force aircraft struck a number of armed terrorist cells on several occasions, the IDF added.
The military identified the terrorists it killed as Qusai Amin Ibrahim Oqasha, a senior terrorist in the Tulkarm terrorist network. Oqasha replaced the terrorist Tarek Doush, who was eliminated last week in a joint IDF and Shin Bet aerial strike.
Along with Oqasha, the terrorists Jomaa Salam Ubaid and Imran Harun, another senior terrorist in the network, were reportedly killed.
The IDF added that its soldiers killed two additional terrorists during "close-quarter encounters." The forces also "dismantled dozens of improvised explosive devices hidden beneath roads, apprehended a number of suspects, and confiscated weapons."
Go to the full article >>Bethlehem municipality downplays Christmas celebrations for second year in a row
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greeted the crowd in Bethlehem in the West Bank Tuesday, where he led the annual Christmas Eve procession to the Church of the Nativity.
The basilica was devoid of decorations and lacked a Christmas tree. Children marching in the cortege held up signs reading, “We want life, not death,” and “Stop the Gaza genocide now!”
This is the second subsequent year that the Bethlehem municipality has elected to downplay Christmas celebrations.
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.