IDF confirms:
IDF confirms: Bodies of three hostages recovered from Gaza
The bodies of the hostages Yitzhak Gelernter, Shani Louk, and Amit Buskila were rescued overnight during a joint IDF and ISA operation.
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Confirmed:
Iranian missile found in Hezbollah facility
The IDF has confirmed that the facility storing the missiles represented a threat to Israeli aircraft.
Moldova:
SHOR Party seeks interim measures against Moldovan Government
According to the claimant, the prohibition of the party's participation in the presidential elections violates the European Human Rights Charter.
Watch:
Israeli father and daughter attacked in Belgium
The assailants noticed Amnon Ohana, 64, and his daughter Shira, 29, removing an anti-Israel sticker and attacked the two.
Thousands attend the funeral:
Thousands attend funeral of Sergeant Ilan Cohen, who was killed in Gaza
Sergeant Ilan Cohen, a lone soldier from Argentina who was killed in Gaza, is laid to rest on Mount Herzl, with thousands arriving to pay their last respects. Watch live.
Poll: Gantz loses support, Netanyahu gains
Minister Benny Gantz's National Unity party drops two seats to 30, as PM Netanyahu's Likud party rises two seats to 19.
Public called to join funeral of lone soldier killed in Gaza
Sergeant Ilan Cohen, a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel from Argentina, will be laid to rest on Friday afternoon. 'Ilan ran to protect the country - let's come together to pay him last respects.'
Watch:
Watch: Rocket storehouse near civilian shelter complex is destroyed
IDF's 7th Brigade eliminates over 60 terrorists in less than a week's time in Jabaliya; destroy weapons storehouse located just meters from a civilian shelter area.
Bomb which fell from IDF plane found in Gaza border town
Bomb weighing half a ton fell from a fighter plane, landing in Yated near the Gaza border. Sappers are preparing to detonate it safely.
Combat engineer seriously injured during battle in northern Gaza
Combat engineer from Brigade 460's Battalion 9227 suffers serious injuries while battling terrorists in northern Gaza.
Watch:
Watch: IDF deepens military control of Jabalya
IDF deepens military control of Jabalya, destroy long-range rocket launchers in Rafah.
Terrorist's brother arrested on suspicion of incitement
Counterterrorism officers arrest brother of terrorist who carried out 2022 terror attack, on suspicion of spreading incitement and support for terror.
Sweden:
Sweden: Police cordon off area near Israeli Embassy in Stockholm
Police patrol hears gunshots, detains several individuals after suspected shooting near Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
Defense Minister's plan:
Defense Minister's plan: Weapons for Gazans who take the reins after the war
Plan put forward by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant would see weapons provided to the local Gazans who take control of their communities after the war, replacing Hamas.
Hostage's mother: An UNRWA social worker kidnapped my son
Watch: Ayelet Samerano, mother of 21-year-old Yonatan Samerano, whose body is being held by Hamas, speaks at UN Security Council: 'How can the UN pay this man's salary?'
After outrage:
After outrage: Spanish museum renames pro-Palestinian program
Madrid's Reina Sofia museum changes the name of pro-Palestinian Arab program which was called "From The River To the Sea".
Early morning barrage:
Early morning barrage: UAVs fired from Lebanon towards Nahariya
IDF confirms a number of UAVs infiltrated from Lebanon into the Western Galilee. One of them was intercepted over the sea, and another UAV exploded in the Ga’aton area.
Thinking it was aid to Gaza
Israelis attack truck driver in Binyamin, thinking he was carrying aid to Gaza
Two IDF officers and a soldier lightly injured while trying to separate Jews who attacked a truck driver in the area of the Kochav HaShahar intersection. Driver moderately injured.
Antisemitic attack?
Antisemitic attack? Israeli-Canadian teen attacked in school
14-year-old Israeli-Canadian girl says she was assaulted last month by another student at her high school in New Brunswick for being Jewish. Local police says its “Major Crime Unit" is investigating.
Weapons shipment delayed by US arrives in Israel
Report: Biden administration decided to resume the weapons transfer after Israel committed to informing the United States in advance before expanding ground maneuvers in Rafah.
NYC Mayor's top Jewish aide stepping down
Mayor Eric Adams’ top Jewish aide, Joel Eisdorfer, will be leaving City Hall next month but will continue to volunteer on Adams’ reelection campaign and continue to chair the mayor’s Jewish Advisory Council.
Erdan at UN:
Erdan at UN: You've done practically nothing to secure the release of the hostages'
Israeli Ambassador criticizes the UN for its failure until now to discuss ways to bring back the hostages held by Hamas: If the Council truly wants this war to end, then bringing the hostages home should be the top priority!
In response to Republicans:
In response to Republicans: Biden blocks release of interview with special counsel
Biden asserts executive privilege over audio recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who described the President as an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
Tragedy:
Tragedy: Israeli girl killed during a trip to Thailand
Five-year-old Israeli girl killed in an ATV accident while traveling with her family in Thailand. The Foreign Ministry is assisting in bringing her body to Israel.
IDF Spokesman Hagari:
IDF Spokesman Hagari: Bodies of two Thai citizens murdered on 10.7 being held by Hamas
Hagari announced that Sonthaya Oakkharasr and Sudthisak Rinthalak, who worked in agriculture in the orchards near Kibbutz Be'eri, were murdered during the October 7th massacre.
Netanyahu:
Netanyahu: Rafah battle critical, will decide many things in the campaign
PM conducts aerial tour over Gaza, tells soldiers they are 'the generation of victory.'
Father of 3
Sergeant Major (Res.) Ran Yavetz fell in battle in Gaza
Yavetz, aged 39, left behind a wife and three children.
Using drones:
IDF locates loaded rocket launchers in Rafah using drones
Soldiers from Unit 414 working in the 401st Brigade battle team, flew drones that located loaded launchers that were ready to launch long-range missiles into Israeli territory.
Iranian media:
Iranian media: Young Jewish man facing death penalty
According to reports, the man was arrested and sentenced to death after he was involved in a fight during which a non-Jewish Iranian was killed.
Lebanon:
Lebanon: Terror cell on way to carry out attack eliminated
An IAF aircraft, in a targeted strike in the area of Qana, eliminated a terrorist cell on their way to carry out an immediate terror attack on Israeli territory.
United front?
IDF spokesman reveals how Hamas infiltrated Islamic Jihad
Hamas recruited a PIJ counter-espionage operative as a double agent to provide it with sensitive internal information about PIJ members, individuals nominated for promotion, and internal tensions within the organization.
Chief of Staff:
Chief of Staff: Soldiers in north have 'high level of readiness'
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi holds situational assessment in northern command after civilian murdered in Hezbollah missile attack.
Not just in Red Sea:
Houthi leader vows to target any ship heading to Israel, not only in Red Sea
Leader of Iranian-backed Yemenite rebel group says it will attack any ship heading to Israel that comes within range of its weapons.
Captain Roy Beit Yaakov laid to rest in Jerusalem
Roy was killed in the tragic friendly fire incident in the northern Gaza Strip along with four other soldiers.
Soldiers shocked
Soldiers shocked | Tons of food from humanitarian aid found in Hamas hideouts
Soldiers operating in Zeitoun found food forcibly taken by Hamas from humanitarian aid distributors. The terror organization first distributed the aid to its operatives and then to the civilians in the area.
IDF confirms:
IDF confirms: Humanitarian aid pier off Gaza coast completed
The preparations were carried out over the last few weeks by the Engineering and Construction Department of the Ministry of Defense, the IDF, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, and in cooperation with the US Military.
160 lawyers demand US investigate South African gov. corruption
Shurat HaDin leads lawyers in penning letter to Sec. Blinken, Congress, accusing South African government of accepting bribes from Iran to accuse Israel of genocide at the ICJ.
ICJ hears South Africa's request to press Israel to stop Rafa operation
The United Nations’ top court opens two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to press Israel to halt its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Mezuzah hung at Cannes Film Festival
The mezuzah was affixed to the entrance of the Israeli pavilion at the festival by Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports CEO Kfir Cohen who recited a prayer for the release of the hostages in Gaza.
A-G opposes Draft Law Netanyahu seeks to advance
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says Draft Law originally submitted by Benny Gantz in 2022 cannot be advanced as it is not up to date with the needs of 2024.
