Swords of Iron

Hamas says it won't send representatives to negotiations

Hamas announced officially that it will not send a delegation to the next round of hostage talks which are set to begin this week.

Iranian official:

The reason Iran has not yet attacked Israel

An Iranian official told a diplomatic source that his country has not yet retaliated for the elimination of Ismail Haniyeh since it is working to stop security breaches that led to it and because of the US military presence in the region.

Deputy Chief of Staff:

'IDF continues to maintain high readiness for various scenarios'

IDF Deputy Chief of Staff MG Amir Baram visited the Nevatim Airbase where he received an operational briefing on the activities of the unit and squadrons at the base.

Gallant to IDF enlistees:

'Those who threaten us may expect a blow unlike any other'

Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant met with soldiers being drafted to the Nahal and Kfir Brigades and remarked on the current situation and threats.

Mevo'ot Hermon governor urges open war in the north

Beni Ben-Muvchar said that a prisoner exchange deal must be carried out and immediately thereafter a war in the north must be launched. 'Bring the hostages home, then wipe them out, even if it means Beirut's schools, power stations, and airports.'

New Tisha B'Av kinah laments October 7th massacre

Chairman of 'Sulamot' Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon has composed a special kinah (elegy) in light of the events of October 7 and Swords of Iron.

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IDF bombs Hamas squad emerging from tunnel

Surveillance post operators spotted the squad as soon as they left their tunnel and directed an aircraft to their location to eliminate the squad.

ICC amicus curiae brief:

'Request for warrants against Israelis purely political'

Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust submits brief to ICC on Karim Khan's request for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant showing how and why the process was politicized and illegitimate,

IDF soldiers:

'We are far from victory'

71 soldiers sent a letter to the Chief of Staff warning against moving to the stage of pinpoint raids as the IDF is currently doing.

IDF drops warning flyers in northern Khan Yunis

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced Sunday morning that due to significant terrorist activity, exploitation of the Humanitarian Area for terrorist activity and rocket fire toward the State of Israel from the Aljalaa area, remaining in this area has become dangerous.

UN rapporteur:

'Israel is genociding the Palestinians'

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese once again criticizes Israel, accuses it of “genocide” after IDF strike Hamas command center which was embedded inside a mosque.

Harris on IDF strike in Gaza:

'Far too many civilians have been killed'

Vice President Harris on IDF strike on Hamas command center which was embedded inside a mosque: Israel has the right to pursue Hamas terrorists, but it has the responsibility to avoid harming civilians.

Khan Yunis:

IDF troops locate weapons in underground tunnel

IDF troops locate weapons and explosives in an underground tunnel in Khan Yunis, warn residents of several neighborhoods to evacuate to humanitarian area. 'Hamas and other terror groups are firing at Israel from within your areas.'

PA demands arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

Following the attack on the Al-Taba’een school complex, the Palestinian Authority is calling on the Hague court to issue arrest warrants against Israeli 'war criminals.'

Report: Hezbollah under pressure to delay attack on Israel

Arab countries are pressuring Hezbollah to delay its attack until after Egypt summit on ceasefire-prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas.

'Hamas has focused on exploiting school buildings'

IDF spokesman says Islamic Jihad commander was likely at school building struck by IDF, stresses Hamas' focus on exploiting Gaza schools for military purposes.

Smotrich hits back:

US would reject a deal surrendering to Al Qaeda and bin Laden

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responds to White House spokesman John Kirby's verbal attack, says he expects US to 'respect Israel's democracy, citizens, and politicians,' notes that hostage deal would 'abandon most hostages to death.'

Senior official in Hamas' general security service eliminated

Israeli aircraft bombed Walid Al-Susi, an operative in the military wing of Hamas and head of a field in the general security apparatus of the organization in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

American NSC 'deeply concerned' after strike on Gaza terrorists

NSC spokesman Sean Savett acknowledges 'Hamas has been using schools as locations to gather and operate out of,' but implies Israel is not careful enough to avoid civilian casualties.

At least 19 terrorists eliminated in headquarters in Gaza school

IDF confirms at least 19 terrorists from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, were eliminated in an attack on a military command center located purposely inside a Gaza school.

In strike in Lebanon:

IDF eliminates senior Hamas terrorist

IAF aircraft strike in the area of Sidon in Lebanon and eliminate terrorist Samer Mahmoud al-Haj, a senior commander in the Hamas terrorist organization in Lebanon.

Lamentations at the entrance to the Netzarim Corridor

Organizations calling for the resettlement of the Gaza Strip appealed to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, requesting that he allow the reading of the Book of Lamentations on the night of Tisha B'Av at the entrance to the Netzarim corridor.

Israel suspended from Medical Students Organization

Israel was suspended for two years from the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations due to the war in Gaza and accusations of genocide.

Hamas' new demand for a prisoner swap deal

Hamas terror group announces that it will demand archterrorist Marwan Barghouti's release be included in the first stage of any agreed-upon prisoner swap deal, Sky News Arabic reports.

IDF destroys 3km multi-story Gaza tunnel

Multi-story underground tunnel route, approximately three kilometers long, identified and dismantled in central Gaza.

Man critically injured in UAV barrage dies of his wounds

Michael Samara, critically injured after being hit by an interceptor following Hezbollah's 'stream of UAVs,' succumbs to his wounds days after the strike.

Defense Min. Gallant, Austin, discuss US-Israel interoperability

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, discuss force build-up efforts, stress urgency of prisoner swap deal with Hamas.

IDF estimates: Hezbollah rethinking its attack on Israel

Hezbollah attack could inflict much greater damage on Israel than Iranian counterpart; terror group weighing its response against potential Israeli retaliation, report says.

CENTCOM commander visits Israel for situational assessment

CENTCOM chief General Michael Kurilla meets with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, holds situational assessment on security and strategic issues in the Middle East.

Estimate:

Iran's next attack won't be larger than the attack in April

Impending Iranian attack expected to be similar to April attack, following international pressure not to launch largescale attack on Israel.

In one day: IDF strikes 60 terror targets in Gaza

IDF strikes terrorists armed with RPGs, eliminates terrorists in airstrikes and close-quarters combat.

Khan Yunis:

IDF begins operation to locate terrorists & terror infrastructure

IDF begins targeted operation in Khan Yunis, IAF prepares ground by striking 30 terror targets, including weapons storehouses, terrorist staging grounds.

IDF officer severely injured during combat in Gaza

IDF officer from the Nahal Reconnaissance unit was severely injured during combat in the southern Gaza Strip. He was evacuated to hospital and his family has been notified.

Due to fear of war:

Canadian government pulling children of diplomats out of Israel

Canadian government announces it is pulling the children of diplomats out of Israel, cites "increased risk of escalating conflict in the Middle East".

Israeli officials estimate:

Hezbollah may try to harm a senior Israeli figure

Reports in Lebanon claim that Hezbollah is looking for a "fat target," and the Israelis understand this as an intention to harm a senior Israeli figure.

Unity rallies held at 100s of intersections across the country

Led by bereaved father Hagay Lober, activists gathered across the country to call for unity.

Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine:

'The world loves dead Jews very much'

Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky explained why support for Israel quickly fell away as the war progressed. 'They don't like it when Israel fights back.'

Philadelphi Corridor:

Launch pits near Gaza's largest fuel storage facility

Troops located rocket launch pits along the Philadelphi Corridor that were situated a few dozen meters away from the Gaza Strip’s largest fuel storage facility for civilian use.

Shiri Bibas's cousin:

'We fully believe that they are alive'

Yossi Schneider, whose cousin is being held hostage by Hamas together with her husband and two sons, says that many Israelis, including politicians, sent them messages in an attempt to convince his family that the four are dead.

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Hidden passages used by terrorists in the walls of Rafah homes

IDF publishes footage of hidden passages that were designed to be used in ambushes against IDF troops while using the civilian population as human shields for the terrorists’ activities.

IDF strikes Hamas command centers embedded near schools

According to the IDF, the school compounds were used by Hamas terrorists and commanders as command and control centers, from which they planned and carried out attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.

Netanyahu to Time:

'I am sorry, deeply, for October 7th'

In a cover page article with Time Magazine, the Israeli Prime Minister expressed remorse for the first time for the events of October 7th, 'You always look back and you say, 'Could we have done things that would have prevented it?''

Japan:

Israeli ambassador snubbed, US & British envoys boycott ceremony

US, British ambassadors skip Nagasaki ceremony after Israeli envoy’s presence is nixed.

Gaza war: Booby-trapped building destroyed in Tel Sultan

IDF forces raid Hamas military sites in Rafah, destroy booby-trapped building in Tel Sultan, and continue operations in central Gaza.

Report: Iran not planning to attack Israel in the near future

US officials tell Politico that Iran may be 'rethinking' its plan to launch multi-pronged attack on Israel.

IDF:

Shalit deal terrorist involved in Judea, Samaria attacks killed

IDF announces that Nael Sakhl, a senior Hamas terrorist who was freed in the 2011 'Shalit deal,' was eliminated in Gaza.

Smotrich to Arutz Sheva:

'We'll eliminate Sinwar as well'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News in an interview that the solution to the situation in the north will only be a war against Hezbollah and calls for continued pressure on Hamas.

Gallant in northern Israel:

'Nasrallah may drag Lebanon to pay a very heavy toll'

Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant visited a military exercise in northern Israel and warned that Lebanon would pay the price for Hezbollah's actions.

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Hamas weapons manufacturing workshop below Khan Yunis

Troops of the 603rd Battalion and the Yahalom Unit located, investigated, and destroyed an underground route dozens of meters deep.

PM Netanyahu:

'We're striking our enemies, determined to defend ourselves'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF induction base, tells new recruits, 'We are continuing forward to victory. We are prepared both defensively and offensively. We are striking our enemies and are determined to defend ourselves.'

In humanitarian area:

IAF destroys Hamas, Islamic Jihad, weapons production facility

Using precise intelligence, IAF strikes Hamas and Islamic Jihad weapons production facility embedded in the humanitarian area in Deir al-Balah.

Supreme Court:

Families protest talk of prison conditions of Nukhba terrorists

'Our children are hostages in Gaza, who is concerned with their conditions? Who is concerned with Kfir Bibas?' |Families outraged at Supreme Court hearing on imprisonment conditions of Nukhba terrorists.

Israeli, German, defense ministers discuss Iran threat

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, discussing threats posed by Iran. 'Free world must come together against biggest destabilizer.'

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Rocket launchers placed next to UNRWA storehouses destroyed

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli communities from launchers embedded next to humanitarian aid warehouses in southern Gaza; IDF destroys the launchers.

White House sources:

Iran reconsidering attack on Israel

US warned of 'serious consequences' for new Iranian government if tensions in Middle East escalate, Iran delaying attack on Israel due to US pressure, report says.

This is how the IDF spokesman reacted to Sinwar's new role

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari comments in interview with Al-Arabiya on the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as head of Hamas' political bureau.

Egypt comments on documentation of large tunnel near Rafah

Egyptian Foreign Minister says after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart that it is necessary to continue intensive contacts to curb escalating tensions.

30 rockets fired at northern Israel from Lebanon

20 rockets fired at Golan Heights, 10 at the Galilee panhandle, causing fires.

Multiple soldiers injured in anti-tank missile attack in Gaza

Terrorists fire anti-tank missiles at IDF troops who were operating in the area of eastern Rafah, adjacent to the Humanitarian Route.

Northern Israel:

18 injured, 1 critically, in UAV explosion

UAV explosions in northern Israel leave one critically injured, three others lightly to moderately injured, in multiple locations in northern Israel. Hezbollah: 'We launched a stream of UAVs.'