Israel at war: What happened on day 532?
IDF chief appoints external team to review Oct. 7 failures • Hezbollah denies responsibility for rockets launched at northern Israel
UK, France, Germany urge Gaza ceasefire, ask Israel to restore humanitarian access
The governments of Germany, France and Britain called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Gaza in a joint statement on Friday that also called on Israel to restore humanitarian access.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF strikes military targets in Palmyra, Tiyas Air Base in central Syria
The IDF said that these targets still had strategic military capabilities at the time of the attack.
The IDF struck military targets in the city of Palmyra and the Tiyas Air Base in central Syria on Friday night, the military announced.
The IDF said that these targets still had strategic military capabilities at the time of the attack.
The Tiyas Air Base, which is also known as the T-4 Air Base, and Palmyra is located in Syria's Homs Governorate.
Two personnel from the new Syrian government's security forces were wounded in the strikes, according to Army Radio citing Syrian media.
Go to the full article >>IAF intercepts Houthi missile that triggered sirens in Jerusalem, surrounding areas
This is the third time this week that the Houthis had targeted the Jerusalem area after a two month pause.
Red alert sirens sounded across Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv's surrounding suburbs due to a ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen Friday night.
According to a Magen David Adom (MDA) statement, there were no injuries that were reported.
Go to the full article >>40 former hostages sign letter calling for immediate halt in fighting
The letter included a scathing critique of the government's conduct, accusing it of "choosing endless war over the rescue and return of the hostages, and is thus sacrificing them to their deaths."
About 40 former hostages and more than 250 family members of those still held captive by Hamas signed a letter on Friday calling for an immediate halt to the fighting and a return to the negotiating table.
"This letter is written in blood and tears," the signatories added. "It was composed by our friends and families whose loved ones were killed and murdered in captivity who are crying out: 'Stop the fighting, return to the negotiating table, and fully implement an agreement that will bring back all the hostages, even at the cost of ending the war. Military pressure is endangering them, and nothing is more urgent than bringing them all home.
Go to the full article >>Danny Danon to UN: Hamas can either negotiate or watch its leadership fall
Israel's Envoy to the UN Danny Danon stressed that comparisons between Palestinian security prisoners and hostages held by Hamas were fundamentally inaccurate and offensive.
Israel's Envoy to the UN Danny Danon told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday that Hamas can either come back and negotiate the hostage and ceasefire deal or wait and watch its leadership fall "one by one."
“Hamas has a choice,” Danon said. “They can come back to the table and negotiate, or they can wait and watch their leadership fall, one by one. We will not stop until our people come home, all of them.”
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 Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
59 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 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.