Could Hamas’s survival in the Gaza Strip hang in the end on the fate of a small 14-kilometer buffer zone running along the enclave’s border with Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor?
On its surface, it looks like a small dusty road that runs alongside a concrete barrier, topped by a wire fence, stretching from the Israeli border at Kerem Shalom to the Mediterranean Sea.
Go to the full article >>Four days before the October 7 massacre, an IDF observer identified a significant Hamas training exercise near the Gaza border, a report from Kan News has revealed. The training included launching rockets and conducting raids on mock IDF tanks, which closely mirrored the events of October 7.
According to Kan News, the observer stationed at the Nahal Oz outpost identified the exercise at 9 a.m. and reported it orderly to her commanders. Despite the unusual and extensive nature of the exercise, it was categorized as "just another training" by security personnel.
Go to the full article >>Starting on the evening of May 6, the IDF has been operating in Rafah for six weeks now. Its first goal was to secure the Philadelphi Corridor along the border with Egypt. This was accomplished within three weeks. Now, the IDF is fanning out into Rafah city, its environs, and its neighborhoods, and when this operation is finished, there will be a large question mark regarding what will come next.
Go to the full article >>CEO of Noga - Israel Independent System Operator Ltd., Shaul Goldstein, said there is no guarantee there will be electricity in Israel in the event of a war with Hezbollah on Thursday at the National Security Research Institute conference in Sderot.
Go to the full article >>In an exclusive interview with the 'Post," former US special envoy David Satterfield equated using humanitarian aid as a bargaining chip to holding the millions of civilians living in Gaza as hostages.
Go to the full article >>Israel Police arrested a protester on Thursday for cutting the lock on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's gate using a disc and replacing it with another lock at his residence in Caesarea, the police announced.
According to the police, this was done in preparation for the planned evening protest.
The police located the 71-year-old suspect from Kiryat Tivon in his car after he drove away from the scene. He has been taken for questioning.
Go to the full article >>Officially, the IDF probes of October 7 will only be disclosed to the public starting in mid-July, but there have already been reported leaks of some of the key findings, with the IDF notably not denying the report.
Go to the full article >>Discover everything you need to know about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including its origins and key players.
Go to the full article >>Operating on intelligence provided by the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency,) an Israel Air Force aircraft eliminated Hamas terrorist Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka in a targeted airstrike, the military announced on Thursday morning.
Alsauarka was a squad commander in the Nukhba Forces who participated in the massacres in southern Israel on October 7. Moreover, Alsauarka was a Hamas sniper who led sniper activity in the Beit Hanoun region, taking part in multiple attacks on IDF soldiers, the military added.
Following an extensive search, the IDF reported that it was able to identify Alasuarka in the Beit Hanoun area and eliminated him while mitigating harm to civilians during the operation.
Go to the full article >>After the IDF announced that it had approved operational plans for an attack on Lebanon, Hezbollah quickly clarified that the Shi'ite terrorist organization is also preparing for the possibility that Israel will declare war on the Cedar State, as reported on Thursday by Lebanese newspaper Elnashra.
According to the report, Hezbollah plans to attack Haifa if Israel expands the fighting and, in the next stage, additional cities, including Tel Aviv.
"It is not by chance that Haifa was included in the equation of the war currently being waged in southern Lebanon," the Lebanese media outlet stated. "This city has been marked by Hezbollah as a target in the event of an expansion of the war. If the Israelis enter into large-scale military confrontations… in the area south and north of Litani, Haifa will be a legitimate target for Hezbollah."
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