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IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Cairo Negotiations Break Down as Hamas Fails to Compromise

By David Isaac

Off-and-on negotiations have continued for months with the United States, Egypt and Qatar acting as mediators.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

IDF Death Toll Since Oct. 7 Hits 700

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A total of 337 Israeli troops have been killed in action since the start of the Gaza ground incursion on Oct. 27.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Israeli Forces in Gaza Find Explosives Inside UNRWA Bags

By Noah Michaeli

During searches in the area of the Gazan school compound, troops found guns, explosives, vests and Hamas intelligence documents.

Featured / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs

Netanyahu Demands Swift Release of Living Hostages, Control of ‘Security Assets’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The main thing: to eliminate Hamas and achieve victory. We are approaching it step by step," the Israeli premier told families of captives and fallen soldiers.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

17,000 Terrorists Killed in Gaza Since Oct. 7, IDF Says, Up 3,000 Since May

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in May that the IDF had eliminated some 14,000 Hamas terrorists.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

‘Most Hamas Headquarters Were Found in Schools’: Israeli Soldiers Describe Hamas’ Human Shields Tactics

By Noah Michaeli

“Most of the headquarters of Hamas that we found were in schools, UNRWA clinics, or mosques,” said a reservist named N.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Hits Hamas Positions in Khan Yunis, Rafah

By Pesach Benson / TPS

In central Gaza, Israeli forces struck Hamas rocket launching sites, sniper posts, military structures, and observation posts.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Judea & Samaria

Israeli Shot by Hamas Terrorist Released in November Hostage Deal

By Joshua Marks

The Hamas terrorist, released as part of November's hostage deal, was shot dead by security forces.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Israel Presses Hamas in Rafah, Orders Evacuation of Northern Khan Yunis Neighborhood

By Pesach Benson / TPS

During the past day, the Air Force struck approximately 30 Hamas targets across Gaza, including an anti-tank missile launch post, weapons storage facilities and other structures.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right / Islamic Jihad

‘Far Too Many Civilians’ Killed in Gaza, Harris Says after Israeli Strike on Hamas Terror Base (Formerly a Mosque in a School)

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

The U.S. vice president added that the Jewish state has the right to go after terrorists but “an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Strikes Hamas Command Centers Embedded in Gaza City Schools

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Hamas terrorists were operating inside the command centers in the “Abdel Fattah Hamoud” and “Al-Zahra” school compounds in Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Smotrich Clarifies Gaza Remarks after US Slams ‘Disturbing’ Suggestion of Conditioning Aid

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

"While our captives endure harsh conditions in underground tunnels, we continue to pamper Gaza with resources," the Israeli finance minister said.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Government / Egypt

Smotrich Attacks US, Egypt, Qatar Statement Demanding Israel Surrender to Terrorism

By Jewish Press News Desk

Smotrich call the tripartite statement a "twisted and dangerous starting point" to "pressure us to stop the war and surrender."

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Egypt

US, Egypt, Qatar Jointly Call for Immediate Agreement in Ceasefire Negotiations

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

“Having a proposal that’s unified between the three mediators can be quite powerful,” said a senior Biden administration official.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Islamic Jihad

Israel Strikes Hamas Weapons Factory Located in Humanitarian Zone

By Pesach Benson / TPS

To mitigate the risk of harming civilians, the Air Force used precise munitions, while surveillance monitored the area during Tuesday’s strike.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Media / United Nations (UN)

‘NYT’ Mocked for Saying UN Half-Empty of Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The publication's initial title was along the lines of "terrorists spare four of seven buildings at World Trade Center," wrote Michael Brendan Dougherty of “National Review.”

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Bilha Inon, Last Unaccounted-For Oct. 7 Victim, Declared Dead

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Bilha’s death was declared by a committee of Ministry of Health experts, military and police officials and the Chief Rabbi.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

UN Investigation Says Nine UNRWA Staffers May Have Joined in Oct. 7 Massacre

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

“It is too little, too late—ignoring thousands of agency employees involved to various degrees in Hamas’s terror activities,” wrote Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas

Who Was Ismail Haniyeh?

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Terror leader Haniyeh died with an estimated $4 billion personal fortune [which he couldn't take with him].

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Gazans Suffering ‘Because of What Hamas Did to Them,’ says US Envoy to the United Nations

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Washington “put pressure on the Israelis to allow for humanitarian assistance to get in unimpeded, and we continue to work on those efforts,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

‘A Very Complicated Operation’: Soldier Recounts Gaza Rescue

By Anna Epshtein

On Thursday, Israel announced that soldiers recovered the bodies of five hostages from Khan Yunis.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Fragmented Hamas Shifting From Combat to Survival Mode

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Netzarim Corridor has become a tourniquet right around the neck of Hamas in Gaza.

IDF & Security / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Pentagon: ‘Some’ Blame on Hamas, but Israel Must Protect Gazans Better

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If they truly cared about the Palestinian population, one has to ask why they continue to build command and control nodes, barracks, armories, tunnels underneath the city," per the U.S. Department of Defense.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government / The Courts / The Knesset

Israeli Gov’t Allocates $275,000 for Defense of Oct. 7 Nukhba Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday discussed a legislative amendment that would halt the funding.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas

Hamas’s Leadership is Fragmenting

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

After nine months of war, the Hamas leadership is fragmenting as internal conflicts and airstrikes on key figures take a toll.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Israel Strikes Terrorists Hiding in UN School

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Hamas used the Abu Oraiban School as a hideout and as a point to direct and launch attacks on Israeli soldiers.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right

Biden Report to Congress Under Elie Wiesel Act Seems to Use Hamas Stats, Blame Israel for War Deaths

By Menachem Wecker

Although Israel has said that 14,000 to 16,000 Gazan noncombatants had been killed as of mid-May, the U.S. government said that the Jewish state killed "tens of thousands" through April.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

A Month After Announcing $90 Million in 'Palestinian' Aid, USAID will Send $100 Million More

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The United Nations, USAID’s partner in aid delivery, admitted that its claims of famine in Gaza are not data-based.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / Islamists

Rescued Hostage Sues US Nonprofit for Ties to Gaza 'Journalist' Who Held Him Captive

By David Isaac

Almog Meir Jan is suing the People Media Project for materially supporting the Hamas operative who imprisoned him.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Tunnel Shaft Found in Khan Yunis City Hall Was Hamas Gathering Point

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israeli aircraft struck several terrorists operating a command center in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency School in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

Hamas / Antisemitism / Media

CNN Fires Pro-Hamas Freelancer After Watchdog Exposé

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Abdel Qader Sabbah photographed himself with a senior Hamas leader and served in a Hamas-run body to which he also provided video work.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Jordan

One Thousand Units of Blood Transferred to Gazan Enemy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Also shipped in was a large delivery of medical supplies, including pain medication, anesthetics, and more.

Hamas / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN) / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

UN Investigative Unit Probing Allegations Against Anti-Israel UN Official

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

The investigative unit of the United Nations opened a case probing whether pro-Hamas lobbying groups funded Francesca Albanese’s trips in 2023 to Australia and New Zealand.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Left vs. Right / Sovereignty

US Still Hasn’t Seen Enough Day-After Gaza Planning from Israel, Blinken Says

By Andrew Bernard

“Israel has effectively lost sovereignty in the northern quadrant of its country, because people don’t feel safe to go to their homes,” per the U.S. secretary of state.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Jordan / Islamic Jihad / Israeli Arabs

IDF Destroys Large Rocket Factory, Kilometer-Long Tunnel and 100 Terrorists

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israeli troops in Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan neighborhood destroyed Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s largest underground rocket factory, the Israel Defense Forces announced. For several years, the Iran-backed terror group produced hundreds of rockets, including long-range rockets at the facility. Reports in 2022 estimated that Islamic Jihad had an arsenal of 8,000 rockets, including locally-made rockets and Iranian-made […]

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Iran / Jordan

Iran’s Influence Encroaches on Jordan Amid Hamas Provocations

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Senior Hamas official Zaher Jabrin called on Jordanians to rise against Israel on Saturday night, placing King Abdullah in a precarious position.

US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

House Votes to Bar State Department from Citing Hamas Casualty Figures

By Andrew Bernard

“The Gaza Ministry of Health is the Hamas Ministry of Health,” said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who introduced the amendment.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Steals Aid, Taxes Humanitarian Deliveries, Gaza Residents Say

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The residents spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by Hamas.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

IDF Soldier Malkia Gross KIA in Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

On Thursday, two IDF soldiers were killed in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza by a Hamas mortar.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts

Israeli Supreme Court Blamed for IDF’s ‘Tactical Pause’ Fiasco

By David Isaac

Court hearings are putting pressure on the army to let more supplies into Gaza, observers say.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Airstrike Kills Hamas’s Top Sniper

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The former Hamas sniper also participated in the October 7 attacks.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Terror Drone from Gaza Shot Down above Southern Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The last time a terrorist UAV successfully infiltrated Israeli airspace from the Strip was on Nov. 11.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN)

Israel Rejects UN's Explanation for Leaving Hamas’s Use of Human Shields Out of Report

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Virginia Gamba, special representative to the U.N. secretary-general, told JNS that word count limits left no space to mention that the terror organization embeds deliberately among civilians.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

UN: ‘No Supporting Evidence’ of Famine in Northern Gaza

By Pesach Benson / TPS

"...if famine were to occur in Gaza, it is unlikely to be due to any limitations posed by Israel on the food supply entering the Gaza Strip,” the 31-page study concluded.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Report: IDF Knew Weeks Before Oct. 7 of Hamas Plan to Take 200 Hostages

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The intelligence memo detailing the terror group's plans was internally circulated on Sept. 19, less than three weeks before the massacre.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Israel: Dozens of Hostages Held in Gaza Still Alive

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One-hundred and twenty captives, both living and deceased, remain in the Strip.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Almost 30 Terrorists, Including in Gaza, Get Israeli Gov’t Benefits

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel transfers 7.3 million shekels to 265 Palestinians in Gaza on an annual basis, primarily disability payments.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Has Destroyed Half of Hamas’s Fighting Forces in Rafah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The military expects full operational control of the southernmost Gaza city in two weeks.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

Gantz: Israel Should Withdraw from Gaza for Hostage Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If there is a change in the fighting and our hostages are returned, and we do what needs to be done in the Gaza Strip in a year, or in two years, that's not an issue."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Cyber

Critical IDF Intel Systems Were Down on Morning of Oct. 7

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Unit 8200 is responsible for some 80% of the information gathered and produced for all intelligence branches.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Gaza Pier Again Being Removed, Ahead of ‘Expected High Seas’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can continue to deliver aid in the future," U.S. Central Command said.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Police: Body Found in Southern Israel Likely of Oct. 7 Terrorist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Police are still waiting for the identification process at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israeli Forces Destroy 800-Meter-Long Hamas Tunnel

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The tunnel, which was 30 meters underground, contained several operational spaces and blast doors and reached within one kilometer of the Israel-Gaza border.

US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Temporary Pier Anchored to Gaza Coast Operating Again After Repairs

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Some 1.1 million pounds of aid came across the pier on since Saturday, the U.S. Defense Department says.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Ben-Gvir Attacks Decision to Release 30 Jailed Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The national security minister bemoaned the move to return them to Gaza without conditions.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Blinken: Hamas Response to Hostage Proposal is Unworkable

By Charles Bybelezer

“Hamas has proposed numerous changes to the proposal. … Some of the changes are workable, some are not,” the secretary of state said.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Jordan

At Jordan Event, Blinken Announces $404 Million in New Aid to Gaza, Criticizes Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel was notably not invited to the conference, which didn't stop Blinken from repeatedly criticizing Israel.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Four IDF Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Including Moshe Feiglin's Grandson

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The soldiers were killed when a blast brought down the building they were searching in Rafah. Six additional troops were wounded, five seriously.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Blinken Arriving in Israel to Push Gaza Ceasefire Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The top American diplomat will also visit Egypt, Jordan and Qatar this week.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

US Announces Another $90 Million in Aid to Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Samantha Power, the USAID administrator, announced the additional $90 million on the same day that the Pentagon said the temporary pier will cost $90 million less than projected.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Israel Strikes Hamas Compound Inside UNRWA School

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The IDF said precise munitions were used to minimize harm to civilians in the area.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Study Finds Hamas Poses Biggest Threat to Gaza Food Security

By Pesach Benson / TPS

"If famine were to occur in Gaza, it is unlikely to be due to any limitations posed by Israel on the food supply entering the Gaza Strip"

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Zones of Chaos as Hamas Struggles to Maintain Its Grip on Gaza

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Netzarim Corridor has become a tourniquet right around the neck of Hamas in Gaza

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Pushes Ahead in Rafah, Wraps up Jabalya Operation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Multiple senior Hamas terrorists eliminated in recent days, IDF says • Remains of seven hostages recovered from Jabalia, over 6 miles of a tunnel destroyed • IDF establishes new maternity complex in Deir al-Balah.

Gaza / Hamas / China

Xi Announces $69m in Aid for Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“War should not continue indefinitely,” the Chinese leader said.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Booby-Trapped Tunnel Where Soldiers Were Killed Was Under Rafah Health Clinic

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The UNRWA is under fire amid revelations that its staffers participated in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

Gaza / Hamas / Police and Crime

IDF Confirms: Hamas Stole $108 Million from Gaza Banks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli military published internal records appearing to confirm earlier reports about the suspected robberies.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / United Nations (UN)

‘Regrettable’ ICJ Made Israel Work on Shabbat, Court’s VP Writes in Dissent

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“To maintain its judicial integrity, the court must avoid reacting to every shift in the conflict and refrain from micromanaging the hostilities in the Gaza Strip, including Rafah,” wrote Julia Sebutinde.

Featured / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas

Nearly 70% of Gaza Aid at US-Built Pier Stolen

By Joshua Marks

No aid was delivered to the UN warehouse from the floating pier on Sunday and Monday.

Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas

Pentagon Admits: None of 569 Metric Tons of Aid that Crossed US Pier has been Delivered to Gazans

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Very shortly, I think you'll see aid starting to be delivered," said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Once Again, Israeli Forces Find Weapons in Gaza UNRWA Facility

By Pesach Benson / TPS

IDF soldiers found weapons inside a UN Relief and Works Agency facility in Jabalya. No surprise there.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas

Hamas Reaped Half a Billion Dollars from Gaza Aid Since Oct. 7

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hamas terrorists divert at least 60% of the goods entering Gaza for their own purposes. The US wants to ship in even more.

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