IDF names fallen soldier, Netanyahu: 'We will not surrender to Hamas'
US strikes multiple Houthi targets • Hezbollah chief refuses to disarm • US and Iran hold direct nuclear talks
Hezbollah chief says terror group will not be disarmed
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in a video speech on Friday that he strongly opposes the organization's disarmament.
"Israel is talking about disarming the resistance in order to neutralize it," Qassem said. "Anyone who thinks that we will be in a position of weakness that will allow Israel to enter all of Lebanon - that will not happen. If anyone thinks that we are weak and that we will accept what they say, then he is very mistaken."
Go to the full article >>US Air Force strikes several areas of Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sana'a
US jets struck several areas of Sana'a only one day after it attacked a Houthi fuel port in the north of the country.
US Air Force jets struck several areas in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sana'a in northeast Yemen, Houthi state-TV reported on Friday night.
Al Masirah reported that Sana'a had been targeted with four strikes across several areas. Strikes targeted the Al Hafa and Al Sabeen districts, which lie to the south of the city and contain a city power plant and government offices.
The next set of strikes targeted the Bani Hushaysh district, a rural mountainous area to the immediate northeast of Sana'a. Al Arabiya reported that the strikes targeted several Houthi military camps in the area.
Go to the full article >>Over 1,000 families of fallen soldiers sign letter calling for continuation of war until victory
The letter was organized by the Gvura Families of the Fallen Forum to create a public opposition to recent calls from various sectors of the security establishment to refuse service and end the war.
Over 1,000 families of fallen soldiers signed a letter on Friday opposing the recent letters from the security establishment calling for a swift end to the war.
The letter was organized by the Gvura Families of the Fallen Forum, which represents the families of fallen soldiers from the current war and previous wars, as well as victims of terror attacks.
The letter was intended to create a public opposition to recent calls from various sectors of the security establishment to refuse service and end the war.
The letter called for the war to end only with the achievement of all war goals laid out at the beginning of the war, which include the return of all hostages, the elimination of Hamas, and a long-term plan that ensures that Gaza cannot pose a threat to the State of Israel.
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.