Former Israeli hostage Almog Meir Jan, who was rescued from Hamas captivity earlier this month by the IDF, spoke publicly on Friday for the first time since his return at an event organized by friends, family, and the municipality of Or Yehuda, Israeli media reported on Friday.
"Thank you for bringing me back to my home, to my mother. Our army is the strongest there is, truly the strongest," Jan said.
He also acknowledged the ongoing struggle to free the hostages, saying, "Every day, I pray for all the hostages to return. As I returned, I want them all to return to their families."
Go to the full article >>An IDF tank accidentally fired from Gaza at an open area near the southern Israeli community of Netiv Ha’asara, Israeli state broadcaster KAN reported on Friday afternoon.
A vehicle was reportedly hit by shrapnel. No injuries have been reported.
Go to the full article >>The flow of US arms to Israel is critical to ensure IDF victory over Hamas in Gaza and to prevent a third Lebanon war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Punchbowl News on Friday.
“Now, this is crucial. It’s crucial for our common war aims to defeat Hamas and to prevent an escalation in Lebanon to a full-fledged war to have this supply” of arms, he said.
Netanyahu spoke after he published an English-language video in which he accused the Biden administration of withholding arms to Israel. The next day, he posted on X, formerly Twitter, that US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew had assured him the arms would be delivered.
Go to the full article >>Rocket sirens sounded in the Gaza border community of Re'im on Friday afternoon.
Hostile aircraft intrusion sirens sounded in northern Israel on Friday afternoon.
The IDF later stated that the sirens were a false alarm.
Israel began attacks in the area of the town of Al Wazzani, located in southern Lebanon, on Friday morning, according to initial Friday Arab media reports.
This has yet to be confirmed by Israeli security forces.
Go to the full article >>The IDF destroyed a launch site on Thursday that was placed inside a humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the IDF announced on Friday morning. The IDF emphasized that before the strike, various measures were taken to mitigate harm to civilians and that terrorist organizations make use of human shields.
Go to the full article >>The IDF named Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Omer Smadja, and Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery as two soldiers killed in combat in the southern Gaza Strip
Go to the full article >>The IDF announced on Friday the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip.
Go to the full article >>Israel's air defense systems may not be able to sustain Hezbollah's 130,000 missiles, a new analysis found.
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