Swords of Iron

Soldier seriously injured from rockets fired at Har Dov

IDF soldier seriously injured from a number of projectiles that crossed from Lebanese territory towards the Har Dov area. The soldier was taken to Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Before the US trip

The gift given to Netanyahu by kidnapped boy's grandfather

Eli Bibas gave Netanyahu, before his trip to the United States, a picture drawn by his grandson Ariel to give to Biden at their meeting.

A day before PM's speech:

Protesters demonstrate against Israel at Capitol Hill

In protest organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, hundreds demand that the US stop arming Israel. Police clear the area.

Hamas does not want deal?

Hostages Families Forum against PM's aide

Netanyahu's adviser told the hostages families that Hamas does not want a deal. Hostages and Missing Families Forum: 'That is not true.'

Bereaved father to US official:

'Stop pressuring Netanyahu, join the fight against Hamas'

Itzik Bonzel, whose son Amit fell in battle in Gaza, joined families of hostages and other bereaved families in a meeting with US Deputy Special Presidential Envoy For Hostage Affairs Dustin Stewart and called on the US not to withhold munitions from Israel.

PM to meet former President Trump on Friday in Florida

Donald Trump announced he would be meeting with PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday in Florida: 'During my first term we had peace and stabillity in the region. We will have it again.

Footage from Gaza:

Hostage Matan Zangauker led on motorcycle

Footage shows two Hamas terrorists leading Matan Zangauker, who was abducted on October 7th, on a motorcycle as Gazans cheer in the background.

Lt. Col. to Arutz Sheva:

'We must control the region'

Lt. Col. Itamar Etam: 'No fences, no observations and no hi-tech findings. If we don't control the ground, Hamas will rise up again.'

Footage from Khan Yunis:

IDF eliminates dozens of terrorists within 24 hours

The 7th Brigade led the divisional activity and eliminated several terrorists in encounters with terrorist cells in the first hours of combat.

Former Shin Bet Senior:

'This is how we use intelligence to chase Nukhba terrorists'

Amit Assa, former Shin Bet senior officer, describes Intelligence activities used to reach every Nukhba terrorist, 'On 10/7 we suffered a strategic, not a tactical, failure. We had the information, but we didn't believe they would do it.'

Arab affairs expert:

'Hamas is on its knees and will accept any deal'

Zvi Yehezkeli explained the reasoning behind the agreement between Hamas and Fatah to rule the Gaza Strip after the war and said it would not come to fruition.

Education Min.: Schools in northern Israel won't open on Sept. 1

Education Minister Yoav Kisch announces that students in northern Israel will not begin the new school year in their hometowns, urges government to act against Lebanon 'to return security to the north, and for the future of all of Israel.'

Officials to NYT:

Hezbollah willing to discuss ceasefire with Israel

Sources tell the New York Times that Hezbollah is willing to negotiate a ceasefire along the Lebanon-Israel border, provided a similar agreement is reached with the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

IDF confirms: Head of Hamas military arm in Tulkarem eliminated

Joint counterterrorism operation in Tulkarem included drone strikes, exchanges of fire, dismantling explosives placed beneath roads, statement says.

Vitriolic media attack on Noa Argamani for joining PM delegation

Leftist journalists fume after Noa Argamani and her father join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's delegation to Washington. Rightwing anchor: 'Noa, ignore those lacking compassion.'

Hamas misfires, projectile hits Gaza school

Projectile launched toward Israel by the Hamas terrorist organization falls inside Gaza, hits a school.

After barrage on the north

IDF strikes terrorist targets in Lebanon

IAF strikes Hezbollah weapons storage facility and terrorist infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon.

Biden:

'I’ll be working to bring the war in Gaza to an end'

A day after announcing he is withdrawing from the presidential race, Biden phones in to his campaign headquarters: I’ll be working very closely to try to work out how we can get the Gaza war to end. I think we’re on the verge of being able to do that.

Hezbollah brags:

'We launched Katyushas towards Moshav Tzuriel'

Terrorist organization brags about firing rockets at moshav located near the town of Ma'alot, thus extending the range of the fire from Lebanon towards Israel.

Due to the war:

Soldiers permitted to train on Jewish fast days

Ahead of the upcoming fast days and amid the war, the IDF Rabbinate published a booklet with special instructions for soldiers in the field.

Yagev's wife eulogizes:

'A good soul, sensitive, beautiful, and enchanting'

Rimon Kirscht eulogized her husband Yagev Buchshtab after she learned that he was murdered in Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Netanyahu:

Patients from Gaza to be transferred to a third country

After canceling Gallant's directive to open a hospital for Gazans, Netanyahu directed the implementation of a plan to transfer patients to a third country.

Senior defense officials:

Israel could withdraw from Gaza for six weeks for a hostage deal

Senior defense officials sent a message to Prime Minister Netanyahu stating a firm stance: 'We are aware of the security consequences, but now is the time to prioritize the release of the hostage whose time is limited.'

IDF activity in Khan Yunis

Over 30 terror infrastructure sites struck in a day

The IDF is operating in Khan Yunis due to intelligence indicating that terrorists were operating and firing rockets in the city, as well as efforts by Hamas to reassemble its forces there.

MKs against UNRWA:

'No immunity for supporters of terrorism'

The Knesset has approved several bills declaring the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East a terrorist organization.

President Herzog:

International community must wake up and take action against Iran

President Isaac Herzog addressed a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers in the Second Lebanon War and called for the international community to join Israel in its fight against terror.

Captain Mordechai Kadmon killed in operational accident in Rafah

Captain Mordechai Kadmon, resident of Nof Ayalon and a student at the hesder yeshiva in Ariel, was killed when a grenade detonated.

Watch:

Armed Hamas terrorists attempt to commandeer humanitarian aid

IDF publishes footage of armed terrorists attempting to take control of humanitarian aid trucks in Rafah.

Smotrich criticized officers:

'Stop talking and preaching, keep fighting and killing'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed today that IDF leadership is overly involved in politics and not enough in winning the war.

IDF renews ground operations in Khan Yunis

Three months after retreating from Khan Yunis, IDF restarts ground operations in the area, due to 'significant terrorist activity and rocket fire' in the area.

Cleared for publication:

Hostages Yagev Buchshtab & Alex Dancyg were murdered in captivity

Yagev Buchshtab and Alex Dancyg, kidnapped on October 7, were murdered while held hostage in Gaza.

Mothers of hostages:

'We will return with good news, for the state and hostages'

Shelly Shem Tov and Ayelet Samerano, whose sons Omer and Yonatan, are still held hostage in Gaza, join PM on trip to US: 'Now is the time to bring the hostages home.'

Rescued hostage:

'Our captor was a psycho; we were scared to death'

Hostage rescued in Operation Arnon, Almog Meir Jan, talks about his days in Hamas captivity and the chief captor, an Al Jazeera cameraman, who tortured him and his friends.

IDF eliminates terrorist who took part in October 7 massacre

IDF forces eliminate dozens of terrorists, strike dozens of terror targets throughout Gaza.

IDF to Gazans: Evacuate part of humanitarian area

IDF warns Gazan civilians to evacuate part of Khan Yunis humanitarian area, due to increased terror activity in the area. 'Early warning intended to mitigate harm to civilian population.'

High Court of Justice on Gaza aid:

'It's just crazy, they are honoring stupidity'

Iris Bernstein, wife of Haim, father of late Lt. Col. Yonatan Tzur, attended High Court hearing, demanding more aid to Gaza. 'I was ashamed, it hurt.'

The message sent by Sinwar weeks before the massacre

Channel 12 News reports that, weeks before October 7, Hamas leader sent a leader to Israel that a flare-up was expected in the prisons.

Defense Minister:

'Limited window of opportunity' for prisoner swap deal

IDF's military achievements during the war have created conditions, limited window of opportunity, to establish framework for the release of the hostages, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says.

Defense Minister:

Eliminate all terror battalions in Judea, Samaria

Defense Minsiter Yoav Gallant holds first situational assessment with the IDF Central Command's new chief, says goal is to crush terror battalions throughout Judea and Samaria.

IDF eliminates terrorist responsible for 2003 terror attack

Hamas terrorist Nemer Hamida, among those responsible for an October 2003 terror attack in which three IDF soldiers were killed, is eliminated by IDF forces.

IDF spokesman:

'Increasing indications that Mohammed Deif was eliminated'

IDF sources tell international media that the signs are growing that Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif was in fact successfully eliminated in an IDF strike earlier this month.

Brother of UAV strike victim:

'He was a very good man, he didn't know how to say no'

Dima, the brother of Yevgeny Perder, recounted the moment he learned that his brother was killed by a Houthi UAV that exploded in Tel Aviv.

Fear of contaminated water

IDF to vaccinate soldiers in Gaza for Polio

The IDF is working with various organizations to bring vaccines intended for the population of the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Strip.

MKs to State Prosecutor:

'Admit that you made a mistake and resign'

MKs on the Knesset Constitution Committee criticized State Prosecutor Amit Aisman for the decision to investigate released soldiers suspected of 'murdering' Hamas terrorists.

Ahead of Netanyahu's trip:

Efforts to approve Israel's response to hostage deal

Israel is making an effort to give its answer to the moderators before Prime Minister Netanyahu takes off for the US where he will meet with President Biden.

Son of Golan rocket victims:

'Some are worth more and some are worth less'

Matan, the son of Noa and Nir Barnes who were killed by a rocket fired at the Golan Heights, protested the unequal attention given to the UAV strike in Tel Aviv relative to the coverage of his parents' deaths.

IDF troops locate ready-to-fire mortar shells in Rafah

The IDF stated that its troops are continuing to operate in the Gaza Strip from land, air, and sea.

Nir Oz inquiry:

Gaza Division failed, command didn't know what was happening

The inquiry into the IDF's failures in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th found a disastrous lack of understanding by the command of what was transpiring on the ground.

Cleared for publication:

IDF soldier severely injured from anti-tank missile in Gaza

Soldier from the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, severely injured in Rafah. He was evacuated to a hospital and his family has been notified.

Hesder yeshiva student severely injured in Rafah

Neve Dekalim hesder yeshiva asks Jews around the world to pray for recovery of Yoni Greenblatt, an IDF soldier who was severely injured in Rafah.

IDF spokesman:

We increased the defense systems, are ready on all fronts

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari responds to Houthi uAV attack on Tel Aviv, says it is 'extremely serious, regardless of where in Israel it happened.'

Two IDF soldiers injured after UAV infiltrates from Lebanon

One IDF soldier lightly injured, one moderately injured, following infiltration of hostile UAV from Lebanon.

In conversation with IAF chief, Pres. Herzog praises Yemen strike

Israeli President Herzog praises IAF strike, calls it 'a clear example of what Israel’s Air Force is capable of – and a clear message to our enemies.'

Netanyahu:

Anyone who harms us will pay a heavy price

'Like Hamas and Hezbollah, the Houthis are an inseparable part of Iran's axis of evil that threatens the peace of the entire world,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu notes.

Defense Min.: 'Fire burning in Yemen is seen across Middle East'

'The first time that the Houthis harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them; we will do this in any place where it may be required,' promises Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Yemeni Armed Forces:

Victory belongs to Yemen, Israel attacked civilian targets

Yemeni Armed Forces claim fuel tanks, port used for military purposes, as 'civilian targets,' call on nations of the world to 'take serious action' against Israel.

Heavy barrages on northern Israel

None injured after approximately 45 rockets were fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel, 30 of them towards the Golan Heights and 15 towards the Galilee.

Chief of Staff visits Rafah:

'This is all Iran - it's an octopus with arms'

'Iran has many arms, you struggle with one arm here, you struggle with others there, it demands excellence against each one of them,' IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi stresses during military assessment in Rafah.

IDF forces raid UNRWA terror building in Gaza City

IDF uncovers hidden weapons located in a multi-story building and a terrorist's apartment in the Gaza City area.

In first:

Israel strikes Houthi targets near Yemen port

IDF strikes Houthi military targets near Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen, following hundreds of attacks against Israel.