Hamas used hospitals and ambulances to hide operatives, launch military activity, transport members of terror squads and even a deliver a kidnapped Israeli soldier.
Some 20 suspected smugglers converged on the Nitzana commercial crossing, prompting IDF forces to open fire on them.
The military's largest regular-service armored division exited the Gaza Strip for rest and training.
Soldiers from the 646th Brigade captured 10 Hamas terrorists in the school.
It's estimated that Hamas has approximately 30,000 terrorists, so there's still more work to do.
Gazan are calling the IDF simply to vent their anger at Hamas and encourage the Israelis to continue their offensive.
The 98th Division, with its special forces, is taking the lead in the remaining enemy strongholds such as Khan Yunis.
Lawyers for South Africa demanded that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order an immediate end to the Israel Defense Forces’ operation against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“South Africa is extremely and deviously selective in its accusations of genocide."
By David Isaac
The group, Mothers of Combat Soldiers, said every time Secretary of State Blinken visits he demands more from Israel. that endangers our soldiers.
(TPS) Hezbollah’s Jan. 6 attack on the Israeli Air Force’s Meron air traffic control base, likely using Iranian-supplied Kornet-EM missiles, marks a significant escalation by the Iran-backed terrorist group. The day before the attack, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had threatened retaliation for the Jan. 2 assassination of Saleh Al-Arouri, Hamas’s deputy politburo chief in Beirut. […]
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No troops were hurt in the incident, according to the IDF.
This is not what the soldiers in the field want.
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A security source called it a "very painful strike" to the Radwan Force.
Israel’s government approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s 9 Billion Shekel ($2.5 billion) plan for aiding military reservists.
One photo released by the IDF showed a puzzle featuring armed Arab children attacking Israel.
The IDF said it hit significant Hezbollah assets.
By Ariel Kahana
Three jurists analyzed the situation and wrote that no such duty exists under international law.
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Jerusalem did not notify the Biden administration until the attack was underway, according to an Israeli report.
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A U.S. official expressed confidence in the assessment based on information gathered independently by both Israeli and American intelligence.
Some 1,000 Special In Uniform soldiers from communities across Israel are serving in 45 bases in all branches of the IDF.
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One struck near an apartment building • IDF attacks Hezbollah targets in Yaroun • Military strikes source of rocket launches that wounded five.
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The wounded soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment.
The sale includes "M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $147.5 million," per the Pentagon.
“The terrorists took advantage of the presence of civilians in the school area in order to fire RPGs and small arms at the forces while hiding behind women and children,” the IDF said.
Soldiers neutralized the charges.
“I want to feed all the Israeli soldiers! They all are like my children, doesn’t matter, Druze or Jewish,” said Basma Hino, the owner of the restaurant Noor.
Israel’s strikes have destroyed a significant amount of Hezbollah infrastructure in open areas...
The question is not "When will it end?" but rather "How do we win?"
Another anti-tank missile was fired at the area after Israeli forces arrived on the scene.
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Projectiles from Lebanon hit 86 houses, a member of Manara says.
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The exercise was one of various scenarios the IDF is preparing for in Judea and Samaria following the invasion by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip.
“I wanted to tell you that I love you very much and I know that what happened is not your fault, it is the fault of no one except Hamas, may their names and memory will be erased from the earth.”
The two had gone to Huwara for shopping.
The monument depicted a fist coming out of an APC and three dogtags, one of which bore the name and ID number of the late Oron Shaul, an IDF soldier killed in the APC incident.
Meanwhile, UN and USAID sacks were being used by Hamas to construct terror tunnels in Gaza.
By Joshua Marks
The money was located in suitcases, along with a cache of weapons.
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The U.S. defense secretary arrived in Israel to discuss shifting to a more targeted approach in Gaza.
“Israel has nowhere near the capacity they need to deal with a major war with Hezbollah,” said Brad Bowman, of FDD. “We have to sound the alarm so that the people that can actually do something about it can fix it.”
The sites that were struck in the Rafah area where Hamas terrorists were operating.
The IDF announcements did not indicate how or when Beizer, Sherman or Toledano died.
The terrorists were operating inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya neighborhood.
“I greatly appreciate the correct stance that the U.S. has taken in the U.N. Security Council,” said Netanyahu.
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The State Department on Friday used an Arms Export Control Act emergency declaration for immediate delivery of the tank rounds.
It was a busy Shabbat for the IDF in Gaza.
A barrage of rockets was also launched at Tel Aviv.
The terrorist was shot and the attempt failed.
No Israelis were injured from either enemy barrag
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“This operation will reach every point that needs to be reached. We are going for the absolute elimination of the Hamas terror organization."
The IDF also said it struck more than 400 Hamas sites in Gaza in the 24 hours since the temporary ceasefire broke down.
Gazans will know where to go to avoid the fighting.
The IDF is using the ceasefire to enhance readiness, learn from recent battle experiences and develop future operational plans.
287 soldiers are still hospitalized.
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The IDF also arrested 17 wanted terrorism suspects.
First Sergeant Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, Sergeant Kiril Brodski, 19, and Sergeant Shaked Dahan, 19, were officially declared deceased.
The Biden administration has “reinforced in very clear language” that renewed fighting must not “produce significant further displacement of persons.”
By Joshua Marks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the region on Thursday to discuss a further extension of the ceasefire.
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, approximately 2,000 wanted terrorists have been captured in raids across Judea and Samari
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On Saturday, the 13 captives released the previous day continued to be reunited with their families.
Everyone expects Israel to look away and ignore the breach.
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The Israel Defense Forces could not immediately verify the claim.
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John Kirby said the United States won’t support Israel “moving forward with operations in the south..."
Explore the Hamas terror tunnel found underneath the Shifa hospital.
It is expected that the next focus of fighting will be in Khan Yunis, the Strip’s second largest city and a Sinwar stronghold.
The IDF also hit Hezbollah military compounds and other terrorist positions.
The recording did not indicate a precise number of patients or staff.
Zahad was a very active terrorist... until he wasn't.
Soldiers searching the rest of the house also found rifles, ammunition, explosive devices, bomb belts, cellular equipment and dozens of kilos of explosives.
The IDF dropped warning leaflets in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.
Hamas terrorists weren't targeted to avoid harming Gazan noncombatants.
The brigade located and destroyed many terror tunnel shafts, took control of military and even civilian buildings where a large amount of weapons, maps and intelligence materials of the terrorist organization Hamas were found.
The raid was near Shifa hospital.
IDF soldiers also captured a key Hamas outpost in the northern Gaza town of Jabaliya after 10 hours of fighting.
IDF soldiers raise the flag and sing Hatikva on the Gazan shores. One more victory.
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The Jewish shul is Gaza is older than Islam.
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Haredim have realized they need to rely on their own capabilities and resources to defend their communities and families.
The IDF said the two soldiers were killed in the same battle in northern Gaza.
The IDF study is being administered by a number of branches, including intelligence, strategic planning, the Iran department and the Air Force.
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Dov Broder's 95-year-old widow was informed on Saturday night.
In addition, four other wanted terrorists were captured in the village of Khirbat Karme, located just south of Hebron.
The tank was stolen from an IDF training base near the Elyakim Interchange in northern Israel.
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Staff-Sgt. Yossi Bluming made aliyah from Maryland three years ago.
One Border Policeman was wounded in the exchange of fire.
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Abbas's spokesman called for "immediate intervention" by the United States to stop IDF incursions into PA-occupied towns.
The attack came nine days after Batsheva Nigri, a mother of three, a resident of Beit Hagai was murdered in a terrorist shooting in the same area.
The anarchists have graduated from the air force to the navy.
The IDF trains 10,000 people a year in cyber programs.
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The heads of Israel's security organizations deny report that they planned to bypass the government and go public with judicial reform concerns.
The technology is capable of recycling up to 500 kg of organic waste daily. The biogas produced will be used to heat water for the base.
The terrorist broke through the checkpoints, but missed hitting the soldiers.
The three terrorists opened fire on the IDF position.
Iranian advanced weapon depots were hit.
A few homes in Sderot were hit by rocket fragments.
The 23-year-old soldier from the elite Egoz unit was shot during the counter-terrorism operation.
The terrorist turned the mosque into a fortified terror center.
Arabs are streaming out of parts of Jenin.
So far Hamas is staying out of this fight.