New details have emerged in the investigation into the attempted attack aboard FlyDubai flight FZ1073. Israeli Shin Bet investigators have traveled to the UAE and are now participating directly in the interrogation of…

New details have emerged in the investigation into the attempted attack aboard FlyDubai flight FZ1073. Israeli Shin Bet investigators have traveled to the UAE and are now participating directly in the interrogation of the Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami. He reportedly told investigators that he acted in "revenge for Gaza" and wanted to die as a "martyr." Investigators reportedly believe the attack was planned well in advance. Al-Hammami reportedly told interrogators that he searched for airlines operating flights to Tel Aviv and sought employment with FlyDubai for that purpose. He is also believed to have considered carrying out an attack on an earlier flight to Israel before ultimately abandoning that attempt. Reports indicate that Ben Gurion Airport was his intended target, with a U.S. military base in Jordan considered as a potential backup target. The investigation is continuing into whether al-Hammami acted alone or had assistance from a terrorist organization or foreign state. Other members of the FlyDubai crew have been questioned, and investigators reportedly do not currently believe they were involved. Authorities are also examining the suspect's phone, overseas travel and contacts for possible evidence of recruitment or outside direction. No conclusive link to Iran has been established at this stage.

Two separate attempted attacks were reported in the West Bank on Monday, just hours apart, one in the Hebron Hills and another in the Binyamin Hills. No Israelis were injured in either incident. In the first incident…

Two separate attempted attacks were reported in the West Bank on Monday, just hours apart, one in the Hebron Hills and another in the Binyamin Hills. No Israelis were injured in either incident. In the first incident, near Bani Naim in the Hebron Hills, the IDF said a vehicle carrying three Palestinians accelerated toward Israeli troops and struck an army vehicle. Soldiers opened fire at the vehicle, hitting all three occupants. According to medics, one Palestinian was killed, another was seriously wounded and a third was lightly wounded. The IDF said none of its troops were injured and forces established roadblocks and conducted searches in the area. Several hours later, another incident unfolded near Hanania Farm, an Israeli farm outpost near the Palestinian village of Ramoun in the Binyamin Hills. According to police, a Palestinian man allegedly set fire to a vehicle belonging to the farm before threatening residents with a knife. Residents struck the suspect with a vehicle, neutralizing the threat. No Israelis were injured. The IDF initially said two suspects had been identified in the area, prompting a manhunt after one fled. Later Monday evening, the IDF and Shin Bet said forces had apprehended the second suspect, along with another person suspected of involvement in the attempted attack.

Today, Israel marks the National Memorial Day for the Events of October 7 and those who fell during the Swords of Iron War. The day began at 6:29 a.m., the time the October 7 attack began, with President Isaac Herzog…

Today, Israel marks the National Memorial Day for the Events of October 7 and those who fell during the Swords of Iron War. The day began at 6:29 a.m., the time the October 7 attack began, with President Isaac Herzog lowering the Israeli flag to half-mast at the President's Residence. Three years ago, BNN documented the events as they unfolded. On October 7, 2023, at 1:07 p.m., we changed BNN's alert status from blue to black. Later, we reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement: "Citizens of Israel, we are at war." By then, Sderot and communities near Gaza were under attack, armed groups had crossed into Israel by land, air and sea, and the first reports of people being kidnapped and taken into Gaza were beginning to emerge. As the day continued, the scale of the attack became clearer. The IDF confirmed that hostages had been taken into Gaza and said its forces were fighting in 22 locations. Hostage situations were reported in Be'eri and Ofakim as Israeli forces fought to regain control of communities in southern Israel. By late that night, families searching for missing relatives were being asked to provide photographs and items from which DNA could be extracted. About 1,200 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attack and 251 people were abducted into Gaza. Of those hostages, 166 ultimately returned alive, while the remains of 85 were returned to Israel. The final 20 living hostages were released in October 2025. On January 26, 2026, Israeli forces recovered the remains of Ran Gvili, the final October 7 hostage remaining in Gaza. No hostages abducted on October 7 remain there today. Today, we remember the civilians murdered in their homes and communities, on Israel's roads and at the Nova music festival. We remember the soldiers, police officers and first responders who fell while defending others, the hostages who did not return alive, and all those who continue to carry the physical and emotional scars of October 7 and the war that followed. Three years later, we remember their names, their lives and the families forever changed by that day. May their memories be a blessing. We will never forget October 7.

The IDF confirms that overnight Saturday, it and the Shin Bet carried out an airstrike in Gaza targeting senior Hamas official Ali Ahmed Al-Amoudi. The military says Al-Amoudi, currently Hamas's most senior figure in…

The IDF confirms that overnight Saturday, it and the Shin Bet carried out an airstrike in Gaza targeting senior Hamas official Ali Ahmed Al-Amoudi. The military says Al-Amoudi, currently Hamas's most senior figure in the Gaza Strip, was inside an apartment being used by the organization for terrorist activity. The outcome of the strike is still being assessed. According to the IDF, Al-Amoudi served as Yahya Sinwar's close aide and right-hand man and was involved in decisions surrounding the October 7 massacre. He is also accused of involvement in a 1993 West Bank attack that killed four Israelis and the 1994 killing of Shin Bet officer Noam-Menahem Cohen in Ramallah. The IDF says Al-Amoudi has remained directly involved in Hamas operations and efforts to rebuild the group's military capabilities. It added that precautions, including the use of precise munitions, were taken before the strike to reduce the risk to civilians.