John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, says Israel being held to a standard that does not exist anywhere else in the world when it is criticized for the war with Hamas.
Yakir was killed in action over Shabbat during an engagement in northern Gaza.
IDF troops continue operational activity in the area of Shuja'iyya and Rafah.
Humanitarian workers start moving tons of aid that piled up at the US-built pier off the Gaza coast, a day after it was shut down for the third time due to poor weather.
Moti Almoz predicted that the conflict in Gaza would last at least another ten years, and that all options besides war in the north had been exhausted.
Staff Sergeant Yair Avitan was a soldier from the 890th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade and Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum was a soldier from the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade.
A source told Axios that that if Hamas agrees to the new language presented by the US 'it will allow to close the deal.'
Troops of the 7th Brigade Combat Team led the division and encircled the civilian area that had been converted by Hamas terrorists into a terrorist compound.
Hamas captivity survivor Noa Argamani: "Although I'm home now, we can't forget about the hostages who are still in Hamas captivity, and we must do everything possible to bring them back home."
US officials tell Reuters the Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 2,000-pound bombs, since the start of the Gaza war.
Pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza removed for a third time due to weather. Officials say the US is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out.
Sirens sound in northern Israel following the firing of rockets and drones from Lebanon. IDF says a total of 25 launches were identified, three UAVs fell in the Western Galilee.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich slams IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi; refuses to backtrack. Defense Minister: 'I won't accept ministers attacking the IDF.'
Soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade located a 'Snakes and Ladders' takeoff for children, which focuses on destroying Israel, targeting specific cities.
Management of Fattal hotel in Tiberias refusing to allow children of evacuees who left the hotel to join their community's summer activities.
IDF Deputy Chief of the General Staff MG Amir Baram visited the United States as a guest of colleagues from the US military.
IDF begins operating in Shejaiya area, strikes terrorist operating from within a humanitarian area in central Gaza overnight.
Sources tell Axios the Biden administration is expected to soon release 500-pound bombs that were part of a weapons shipment to Israel put on hold in April.
Sergeant Eyal Shynes, 19, from Kibbutz Afik fell in battle in southern Gaza. His family was notified.
Military arm of Islamic Jihad claims explosives attack in Jenin which Captain Alon Sacgiu was killed and 16 other soldiers were injured.
As part of efforts to alleviate and strengthen the healthcare system and the medical response to civilian population in Gaza, IDF and COGAT facilitate passage of 68 sick and injured children from the Gaza Strip.
188th Israeli Air Force Pilots Course Graduation Ceremony held at “Ovda” Air Force Base. IDF Chief of Staff: We have lost many who fought bravely and with self-sacrifice alongside us. The cost has been heavy, but the goal is worthy beyond measure.
In response to the National Security Council's request for the release of 120 terrorists arrested in Gaza and held in Sde Teiman, Minister Ben Gvir objects and suggests bringing the request up for discussion in the Cabinet.
President Herzog toured the Eshkol Regional Council and Sha’ar HaNegev in the south. Dana Cohen, widow of the late Aviad Cohen, asked the president to endorse his call for unity.
An Oketz dog was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, who killed it and boobytrapped it with explosives to injure IDF soldiers. Before dying, the dog attacked a Gaza resident and caused an uproar.
UN refugee agency UNRWA errs in report that over 50% of buildings in Gaza had been completely destroyed.
'Hezbollah will know that if they continue attacking - we will do what we need to do,' former National Security Council chief Dr. Eyal Hulata says.
US warns citizens to 'strongly reconsider' travel to Lebanon, urges US citizens already in Lebanon to avoid 'southern Lebanon, the Lebanon-Syria border area, or refugee settlements.'
What Benjamin Netanyahu and I heard in the mourners’ tent after my son’s aide, Saadia Dery, was killed in Gaza.
IDF strikes terrorists hiding on school campus in Khan Yunis, after the terrorists used the school as a Hamas headquarters from which to direct terror activities against the IDF.
Captain Alon Sacgiu, 22 years old from Hadera, served in the Kfir Brigade and fell during a military operation in Jenin.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to reporters as he wraps up his visit to Washington: We do not want war, but we are preparing for every scenario.
Germany and the Netherlands follow in the footsteps of Canada, urge their citizens to leave Lebanon.
IDF Spokesman Avichay Adraee published photos of Doctors Without Border physical therapist Fadi Al-Wadiya in military fatigues with other terrorists and revealed he planned to undergo training in Iran.
Former PM says Israel's people and youth stepped up on and after October 7, will come out of war with the strength and values to ensure 50 years of prosperity.
Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said that during his meeting with the US National Security Advisor 'the obstacles were removed, to advance the issues at hand, including the issue of the equipment and munitions.'
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant thanked the US for its support and addressed the tensions between the governments: 'We discuss our disagreements in-house, and remain united."
The Military Police received a tip about the suspect last week after several soldiers suspected he was not a doctor.
Publicist Amit Segal disclosed that two months ago Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned cabinet members about the legal directive preventing Israel from eliminating all 10/7 terrorists.
In an IAF aircraft strike IDF eliminated Wissam Abu Ashak, a terrorist involved in smuggling weapons from Rafah for Hamas.
Mother of fallen soldier spoke in pain about the possibility of reburying her son: ‘Does this sound logical? For this they will have to burn tires in the streets.'
Sirens sounded in Eilat and the area, due to a suspected infiltration of a hostile aircraft. IDF: UAV that was fired from the area of the Red Sea fell off the coast of Eilat. It did not cross into Israeli territory.
IAF aircraft eliminates terrorist Fadi Al-Wadiya, who developed and advanced the terrorist organization's rocket array.
Israeli Defense Minister meets US Defense Secretary at the Pentagon, warns the Middle East is at a crossroads.
National Unity party chairman MK Benny Gantz spoke today (Tuesday) at the Herzliya Conference convened by the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) at Reichman University and addressed the threat posed by Hezbollah.
The Prime Minister met with reservists in northern Israel, thanked them for their service, and promised additional assistance.
Students from the Ma'alot Yeshiva High School and Hesder Yeshiva sang and danced as they greeted the rescued hostage Shlomi Ziv who returned to his home in Elkosh.
IDF soldiers are continuing to locate large quantities of weapons in Hamas hideouts rigged with explosives and dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the area.
Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, said that all she yearns for is to 'be blessed to have my only son come home to me alive, and soon.'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a condolence visit to the family of the fallen soldier SFC (Res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery in the Binyamin Region town of Eli.
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi discusses 'the day after' the war, says moderate Arab states all want to see Hamas replaced.
IDF strikes terrorists who operated in two buildings in northern Gaza, eliminating terrorists who took part in the October 7 massacre and were involved in holding hostages.
A senior medical officer of the Southern Command tells about the challenge of evacuating the wounded from the battlefield in particularly congested and challenging terrain, and how his corps has managed to recover.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pays condolence visit to the family of fallen fighter Omer Smadja, praises his courage and sacrifice. 'Israel will win thanks to these heroes.'
Gaza media are reporting that the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed together with her family in an IDF strike in Al-Shati.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN blasts UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who insisted that claims he has never condemned Hamas were “misinformation”.
Knesset approves extension by three months of temporary order raising the reservist exemption age by one year.
US Vice President Kamala Harris' National Security Advisor Philip H. Gordon speaks at Reichman University about the benefits of promoting the US-backed ceasefire plan, warns of the costs of rejecting it.
During meeting with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Washington, US Secretary of State calls for diplomatic resolution that allows both Israeli and Lebanese families to return to their homes.
H.E Amb. Jacob J. Lew, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, declares that the Palestinian Authority and a Palestinian state - rather than rewarding Hamas - could undermine everything it stands for.
