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Headline / IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / The Knesset

Likud Trio Proposes New Rewards-Based Draft Law Amid Government Stalemate

By Jewish Press News Desk

Haredi party leaders have expressed openness to the proposed legislation as it does not include forced enlistment quotas.

Photo of the Day

Taking Out the (Iranian) Trash

By Photo of the Day

Israeli soldiers remove the remains of a missile fired from Iran a few weeks ago.

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

Israeli FM: Rafah Op to be Suspended if Hostage Deal Secured

By Joshua Marks

"The release of the hostages is the top priority for us," said Israel Katz.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Axe Wielding Terror Attack Foiled at Machoch Farm

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

They were caught between the houses of the residents by members of the local civil defense squad.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Bedouin / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israeli Bedouin Killed in Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile Attack

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The fatality was named as Sharif Suad from the Bedouin town of Sallama, located in the Galilee.

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

No Green Light from Washington for Rafah Mission, US Envoy Says

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Barbara Leaf defended the U.S. decision to veto Palestinian membership at the United Nations.

IDF & Security / US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

IDF: Netzach Yehuda Battalion is 'Professional, Courageous'

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The army said it is not aware of U.S. measures against the battalion but is monitoring the situation.

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

Hamas Commander Killed in Air Strike

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Hatem Alramery was the head of Hamas’ Emergency Bureau in the Gaza Central Camps.

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

Defense Minister Gallant Says Israeli Troops Redeploying for Rafah ‘Mission’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We will reach a point when Hamas no longer controls the Gaza Strip and does not function as a military framework that poses a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.”

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

Hamas Embedded Rocket Launchers In Aid Distribution Area

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The launchers, located next to an aid distribution center and a shelter tent, had been used to fire rockets at Israel.

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

Israel Reveals: Hamas Knew 11% of Their Rockets Fell Short and Killed Gazans

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Knowing the failure rates, Hamas demanded Islamic Jihad not install rocket launchers near the homes of Hamas members to avoid the risk to its own people.

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

US Presents Israel with Alternatives to Rafah Battle

By Joshua Marks

The US is now deciding IDF battle plans!? How many IDF soldiers' lives will be needlessly endangered as a result?

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Left vs. Right

New York Congressman: ‘Disgusting’ that Biden, Schumer Play Politics with Israel in Election Year

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito introduced legislation, because “Israel should have a seat at the table in decisions that are being made in the processes moving forward.”

IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim

Draft of Haredim Gains Momentum Within Community

By Hanan Greenwood / Israel Hayom

In most cases, these are students from the Sephardi yeshivot, who are in any case better integrated into the general Israeli society.

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

Israel to Provide ‘Security Bubble’ for Gaza Pier

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The IDF would also be responsible for physically connecting the pier to Gaza's shore, according to U.S. officials.

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

Gallup: Most Americans Oppose Israeli Actions Against Hamas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The proportion who disapprove of the IDF campaign rose from 45% in November to 55% this month.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Media / Pallywood

‘Al Jazeera’ Deletes Fake News Reports of IDF Rapes in Gaza Hospital

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The fabricated story, which went viral on Arabic social media, accused Israeli soldiers of raping Gazan women during the IDF's ongoing operation in Gaza City's Shifa Hospital.

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

Secrets of the Shifa Hospital: What Israel Found and Why the Raid Broke Hamas

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Hamas was trying to reorganize, now they don't know even which of their leadership was captured or killed.

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

Israeli Forces Kill Hamas Internal Security Officer in Battle in Shifa Hospital

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Mabhuoch was also responsible for coordinating Hamas terror activities in the Gaza Strip.

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

US Says Rafah Evacuation Will Take Weeks, Possibly Longer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to U.S. officials, a "flood" of humanitarian aid and the construction of temporary shelters will be necessary.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Survey: Nearly Two-Thirds of Israelis Support Attacking Hezbollah

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israelis are divided on whether to attack Hezbollah right away or wait till after the war on Hamas in Gaza.

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

IDF Destroys 2.5 Km Tunnel in Northern Gaza

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The 2.5 km tunnel connected the northern and southern areas of Gaza, the IDF said.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Health and Medicine

Surge of Disabled Vets Exposes Cracks in Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Dept.

By Raphael Poch

A spokesperson for the dept. told JNS that 14,000 newly disabled veterans are expected by the end of the calendar year, in addition to the 6,000 already registered since Oct. 7.

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

Israel Confirms Death of Soldier, 19, Held Captive in Gaza

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Sgt. Itay Chen, a US-Israeli national, was abducted from the Nahal Oz army base near the Gaza border

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

Biden May Condition Military Aid If IDF Enters Rafah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Four U.S. officials confirmed to "Politico" the president is mulling the option.

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

Hamas Fakes Casualty Figures: ‘The Numbers are Not Real’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Abraham Wyner, a professor of statistics and data science at the Wharton School, says the Gaza Health Ministry numbers are likely "grossly inaccurate."

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Fires 35-Rocket Barrage at Upper Galilee

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One person was lightly injured running to a protected space and was evacuated to Ziv Medical Center in Safed.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Israeli Arabs

13 Arab-Israelis Planning Terror Attacks for Hamas Arrested

By Pesach Benson / TPS

During the arrests, police seized weapons, ammunition and vests intended to be used in the attacks.

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

Biden Administration Shifts Tone, Calls Israeli Ministers ‘Obstacle’ to Gaza Aid

By Andrew Bernard

“The convoy last week really encapsulated the frustration by the White House and much of Congress, especially Democrats,” said the Atlantic Council’s Jonathan Panikoff.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Islamic Jihad

Israel Arrests Arab Terror Commander Planning ‘Imminent’ Attack

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The arrest of Tanji comes as Ramadan, the Islamic month of terrorism approaches.

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

‘A Significant Engineering Effort’: Israel Completes Demolition of Gaza’s Largest Tunnel

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The 4 kilometers tunnel was big enough to drive a car through and was meant for an offensive terror attack.

Featured / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Judea & Samaria / Chessed and Tzedaka

Families of Fallen Soldiers Dedicate IDF Base Synagogue to Loved Ones

By Josh Hasten

The synagogue, at the Lamed-Hey base in Gush Etzion, was also dedicated in memory of Ari Fuld, who was murdered by an Arab terrorist in 2018.

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

Army Didn’t Strike Gaza Aid Convoy, IDF Says After Review

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The majority of Palestinians were killed or injured as a result of the stampede," said the IDF spokesman.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Investigation: Most Casualties From Gaza Stampede Were From Trampling

By Pesach Benson / TPS

After looting the trucks, a group of Gazans began approaching the IDF soldiers.

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

Pentagon ‘Clarifies’ Austin Cited Hamas Statistics in Testimony to Congress

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Quoting Hamas, the U.S. defense secretary told a House committee that Israel had killed more than 25,000 Gaza women and children!

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

Netanyahu to Fox: Israel has Plan to Remove Civilians from Rafah

By Joshua Marks

Israel is readying a major military offensive in the last Hamas stronghold in southern Gaza.

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

PM: Israel ‘Weeks Away from Victory’ Once IDF Begins Rafah Op

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Plans for the IDF offensive in Hamas's last stronghold in the Gaza Strip will be reviewed by the political echelon on Sunday.

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

Israel Tests Replacing Hamas with Local Leaders in Gaza City District

By Joshua Marks

The pilot program in the Zeitoun neighborhood will include ending incitement in the schools • IDF building security road bisecting the Strip.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

‘Who Wrote This Thing??’ State Department Official Asks of $1 Million Grants to Investigate Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The unnamed official questioned why the U.S. government is paying to investigate its ally for human rights abuses, per the Washington Free Beacon.

IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

Desert Frontier: The IDF Unit Recruiting Hilltop Youth

By Hanan Greenwood / Israel Hayom

The tracker unit was established as one of the lessons learned from the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrah.

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

Gantz: IDF Will Enter Rafah Unless Hostages Returned Before Ramadan

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

"They can surrender, release the hostages, and this way, the citizens of Gaza can celebrate the holy holiday of Ramadan," said the War Cabinet member.

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

Biden: Must be ‘Temporary Ceasefire’ Before Rafah Operation

By Andrew Bernard

“I’m hoping that the Israelis will not make any massive land invasion in the meantime,” the U.S. president said. “It’s my expectation that’s not going to happen.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israeli Air Strike Eliminates Senior Figures of Hezbollah’s Elite Radwan Force

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The Radwan Force, is considered one of the most skilled and highly trained units within Hezbollah.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Israeli Defense Ministry Prepares to Receive 20,000 Injured Soldiers In 2024

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Over 5,500 wounded individuals have been admitted to the ministry’s rehabilitation wing since October 7.

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

Israel’s Rafah Evacuation Plan: 15 Camps of 25,000 Tents Each

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

As Egypt and the US are not allowing the Gazans to escape from the Gaza strip, Israel has put forward an evacuation plan for the residents of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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

IDF Rescues 2 Hostages in Rafah, Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

The two were being held in Rafah, where international pressure has been trying to hold back IDF operations.

Featured / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Kosher Food News

Israeli Burger Chains Go Kosher l'Mehadrin to Support War Effort

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The initiative includes some branches of McDonald's, Burger Ranch and Burgerim, the Jewish state's largest chains.

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

IDF Officer First to Resign Over Oct. 7 Intel Failures

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The intel major asked to leave his position over his part in failing to predict the Hamas massacre.

Abu Ali Express

Impending IDF Op in Rafah Shakes Up Gazans

By Abu Ali Express

The DM put new pressure on the Gazans with talk of the upcoming IDF operations in Rafah.

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

Prayer of IDF Soldier Saves Fellow Fighters

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Sgt. Major Malchiel ben Yosef was the only one to see the terrorist, because he had turned towards Jerusalem to pray.

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

Security Conference Paints Gaza ‘Day After’ Scenario With Israel Firmly in Control

By David Isaac

Israel must have security control in Gaza and a firm hand in civilian affairs there too, according to conference participants.

Video of the Day

Northern Drill

By Video of the Day

Reservists in the paratroopers 226th brigade train up north for war with Hezbollah.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israel Instructs Northern Farmers to Be Prepared for Expansion of War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hamas launched a suicide drone towards Kibbutz Blum, Israeli retaliated deep into Lebanon.

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

‘Gravely Concerned’ by Strike on UNRWA Site, US Seems to Blame Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Israel retains a responsibility to protect civilians, including, humanitarian personnel and sites,” said Adrienne Watson, a National Security Council spokeswoman.

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

Israeli Ground Forces Encircle Khan Yunis

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Dozens of Hamas terrorists were killed in the past 24 hours as the Israeli ground forces encircled Khan Yunis.

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

Report: Israel Offers Two-Month Ceasefire for Staged Release of All Hostages; Hamas Says No Thanks

By Charles Bybelezer

Israel's War Cabinet approved the proposal 10 days ago and is still awaiting a response, according to Axios.

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

Cairo Warns: IDF Operations Along Gaza-Egypt Border Will Threaten Relations

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“Egypt is able to protect its interests and sovereignty and these will not be surrendered to a group of extremist Israeli leaders seeking to drag the region into a state of conflict,” said the head of Egypt's State Information Services.

Analysis

Israel Navigates Iran’s Multiple Fronts As Regional Tensions Rise

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

“Who told you that we do not attack in Iran, ” asked Netanyahu.

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

Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Hostage Release Offer Saying Conditions Are Unacceptable to Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Only total victory will ensure the elimination of Hamas and the return of all our hostages,” declared Netanyahu.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Jewish / News Briefs / Chessed and Tzedaka

Israeli Bar Mitzvah Boy Forgoes Party, Treats 200 Soldiers to Dinner

By Jewish Press News Desk

Amichi said "I felt that it wasn’t appropriate to have a party now. When I saw the soldiers eating and enjoying themselves, I felt that it was 1,000 times more meaningful."

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

Israeli Forces Destroy Network of Hamas Weapons Factories in Civilian Areas

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The Hamas weapons factories were below ground, connected by a network of tunnels and shafts.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Business and Economy

Number of Israelis Absent from Work Due to War Continues to Decline

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In December, about 285,000 employed people in Israel – approximately 7% of the workforce – were absent from their jobs due reasons related to the war in Gaza.

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

Islamic Jihad Psyops Commander Killed in Gaza Airstrike

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Abu-Fanounah was responsible for the creation and distribution of documentation of the Israeli hostages as part of the terror group’s psychological warfare waged against the Israeli public.

Video of the Day

FAFO

By Video of the Day

Don't mess with the Jews.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Iran / Islamic Jihad

Islamic Jihad Commander Describes Iranian Training to Israeli Interrogators

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The course was 15 days at a military base in Iran whose name and location Mahdi did not know. He said the training was done by soldiers wearing Iranian uniforms.

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