IDF soldier killed in Gaza named, Houthi missile causes damage in Yemen
IDF probe into Nir Yitzhak reveals army failed to protect kibbutz on Oct. 7 • US Ambassador Mike Huckabee meets with hostage families
Sa’ar praises Paraguay for designating IRGC, Hamas, Hezbollah as terror orgs.
"More countries should follow suit and join the fight against Iranian aggression and terrorism," Sa'ar added.
Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar applauded Paraguayan President Santiago Peña’s decision to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamas, and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations on Thursday.
“I applaud Paraguay and President Peña for this landmark move,” he wrote on X.
"Iran is the world’s leading exporter of terrorism and extremism, and together with its terror proxies, it threatens regional stability and global peace. More countries should follow suit and join the fight against Iranian aggression and terrorism," Sa'ar added.
Go to the full article >>IDF probe into Nir Yitzhak reveals army failed to protect kibbutz on Oct. 7
The probe found that only at 1:30 p.m. did the first IDF troop enter the kibbutz, just four minutes after the last terrorists left.
The IDF published the investigation into Hamas's assault on Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7, 2023, in which it determined that the IDF failed in its mission to protect the kibbutz and its residents, while still emphasizing the heroism of the fighters and of the kibbutz squad.
The findings were presented to the residents of the kibbutz, the families of the kidnapped, and the bereaved families before they were made public on Friday.
Go to the full article >>Israel Police arrest armed terrorist from Kalkilya plotting operational mission
Israel Police recently arrested an armed terrorist from Kalkilya while he was on his way to carry out an operational mission, the police announced on Friday.
The terrorist was operating alongside other Hamas operatives from Kalkilya.
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Following the arrest, which was directed by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) in cooperation with the IDF, the police seized M16 rifles that were intended for the cell's activities.
Go to the full article >>IDF strikes tent in Khan Yunis, killing five Gazans - Palestinian report
The IDF conducted a strike on a terrorist target in a tent complex adjacent to Khan Yunis's al-Aqsa University early on Friday morning, Palestinian media reported.
The strike killed five Gazans, according to Palestinian sources.
This is a developing story
Go to the full article >>IDF names St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Asaf Cafri as soldier killed in northern Gaza
Two additional soldiers were severely injured as well.
An IDF tank driver from the 79th Battalion in the 14th ‘Machatz’ Brigade, was killed in combat in northern Gaza, the IDF announced Thursday.
The soldier was identified on Friday morning as St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Asaf Cafri, from Beit Hashmonai, who died at 26 years old.
Go to the full article >>US says blast near Yemen UNESCO world heritage site caused by Houthi missile
The Houthi-run health ministry said a dozen people were killed in the US strike in a neighborhood of Sanaa.
The US military said on Thursday a blast on Sunday near a UNESCO world heritage site in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa was caused by a Houthi missile and not an American airstrike.
The Houthi-run health ministry said a dozen people were killed in the US strike in a neighborhood of Sanaa. The Old City of Sanaa is a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site.
President Donald Trump ordered the intensification of US strikes on Yemen last month, with his administration saying they will continue assaulting Iran-backed Houthi rebels until they stop attacking Red Sea shipping.
Go to the full article >>In NYC, Itamar Ben-Gvir says he’s changed — and wants ‘the Trump plan’ in Gaza
“I want to cause your kids and you to come back to Israel,” Ben-Gvir said. “You don’t have to love me. That’s OK.”
(JTA) — NEW YORK — As he told an audience of his plan to encourage Palestinians to voluntarily leave the Gaza Strip, Itamar Ben-Gvir shrugged off the threat of being arrested on foreign soil for violating international law.
“I take my vacations in Tiberias or Eilat,” the Israeli national security minister quipped in Hebrew. “I don’t go abroad much.”
If there was any irony in that statement — said while Ben-Gvir sat on the top floor of the Wall Street Grill, a tiny kosher restaurant in Manhattan’s Financial District — he didn’t allude to it. And though he isn’t facing arrest while in the United States, this trip has been far from a smooth one for the most prominent figure on Israel’s far Right.
Go to the full article >>Houthis claim US conduct airstrikes across Yemen, including Sanaa, Hodeidah
Tthe US Air Force conducted airstrikes across Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday night, Houthi-owned Al-Masirah TV reported.
The areas the Houthi terror group claimed were struck include Sanaa, Hodeidah, Amran, and Marib governorates.
Go to the full article >>Northern Israel grapples with fears and the long road home - watch
As rockets fall silent—for now—residents, soldiers, builders, and entrepreneurs race to rebuild northern Israel, balancing trauma, hope, courage, and politics.
“Even if something like this happens again, I don’t think I’ll leave,” Miri Menashe, a cook and army reservist tells The Media Line, while standing outside her house in Metula, just meters from the Lebanese border.
Calm and defiant, her voice contrasts sharply with the empty streets around her. The war may have shifted south, but the sense of uncertainty remains deeply rooted for residents of Israel’s northern frontier.
Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched its deadly attack in southern Israel, much of the northern region has stood on edge.
Go to the full article >>Hamas health min. official claims changes to casualty list are part of ‘verification process'
Zaher al-Wahidi, an official from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claimed many of the removed names would likely be returned.
Changes in the data reflecting the number of Palestinian deaths in the Israel-Hamas war are the result of the “revision and verification process” and not manipulation or inflation by Hamas, Zaher al-Wahidi, an official for the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry, told BBC News on Wednesday.
"The health ministry works towards having accurate data with high credibility,” Wahidi asserted. "In every list that gets shared, there is a greater verification and revision of the list. We cannot say that the health ministry removes names. It's not a removal process, rather it is a revision and verification process."
More than 3,000 names were removed from Hamas’s casualty list from August and October. Hamas does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its figures.
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.