IDF investigates possible border infiltration, Israel set to present Oct 7. probes
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IDF set to present October 7 probes: Here is what to expect from the military's investigations
According to the IDF, controversially, Halevi will not lay specific blame publicly on individual officers in the written reports.
The Israeli military will present the lion’s share of its probes into the October 7 massacre between February 25 and March 4, with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi being replaced by incoming chief Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir on March 5.
Halevi and the military have also called for a state commission of inquiry to address broader issues about Israel’s security failures including decisions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the premier has indefinitely postponed such a probe, concerned about its impact on his political standing.
Go to the full article >>Security forces arrest two individuals suspected of attacking Israelis in West Bank
Security forces arrested two individuals who were suspected of attacking Israelis in the West Bank on Saturday, the military said on Monday.
Go to the full article >>Hamas says ready to comply with mediators' proposal regarding hostage release ceremonies - report
Hamas says that it will not continue talks unless another round of Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas is ready to comply with the mediators' proposal regarding the hostage release ceremonies to ensure that Palestinian prisoners are released, Hamas's spokesperson claimed, according to Israeli media on Monday.
Go to the full article >>IDF Home Front Command to conduct siren tests in Margaliot, Metulla and Tel Hai
The IDF's Home Front Command is set to conduct siren tests in Margaliot at 11:05 a.m., Metulla at 1:05 p.m., and Tel Hai at 2:05 p.m. on Monday.
Go to the full article >>IDF removes defense guidelines for Israel's North
The Home Front Command removed the defense guidelines that were in place in Israel's northern border communities on Sunday, according to its website.
Go to the full article >>Lebanese Intelligence Minister calls for Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Intelligence Minister said in a statement on Sunday night that Israel has to withdraw from southern Lebanon, Israeli media reported.
"We see what Israel did today in Lebanese airspace as a violation of the law and the ceasefire agreement," he said. "Our position is clear: Israel must withdraw from southern Lebanon."
Go to the full article >>Hamas refuses further talks unless Israel releases agreed prisoners
Hamas will not hold talks with Israel through mediators on any further steps in the fragile, phased ceasefire agreement unless Palestinian prisoners are released as agreed, group official Basem Naim told Reuters on Sunday.
Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until militant group Hamas met its conditions.
Go to the full article >>Katz orders tank operation in the West Bank, Netanyahu: Southern Syria must be demilitarized
IDF publishes footage of Nasrallah assassination, as Hezbollah holds funeral for Nasrallah
The IDF has evacuated about 40,000 Palestinians from the northern West Bank since January 21, the most in decades, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday.
Go to the full article >>Israel at 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.
- 69 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.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
- 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal