In recent days, soldiers from the Givati Brigade operated in the Shabura area in Rafah under the command of the 162nd Division, where they eliminated approximately 100 terrorists, the military stated on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>A video showing the kidnapping of an IDF Armored Corps crew, including Omer Neutra, Nimrod Cohen, Oz Daniel, and Shaked Dahan, was obtained and released by N12 on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said.
Go to the full article >>Citizens reported hearing sounds of explosions near Tel Aviv and central Israel on Tuesday, Israeli media reported. One rocket launched by Hamas fell into the ocean near central Israel, and the second failed to enter Israeli territory, according to the IDF.
Go to the full article >>Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is isolated in Gaza but still communicating with Hamas fighters and Hamas leadership in other parts of the Middle East. This must be true in order for Sinwar to have been elected as the new “political” leader of Hamas, replacing Ismail Haniyeh. New Arabic media articles have focused on this question.
Go to the full article >>The earlier claim that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added new conditions to the earlier hostage deal proposal were false, a statement by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) stated on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>The Defense Ministry, in partnership with the Tehkumah Authority, the IDF, and the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, on Tuesday announced an NIS 715 million pilot program to boost security in Gaza border communities.
According to the ministry, “This strategic initiative is focused on fortifying physical defenses, enhancing local rapid-response teams, and integrating advanced technological defense solutions.”
Go to the full article >>As part of military activity in the area, echoes of explosions may be heard in the Acre and Ahihud area on Tuesday, the IDF spokesman announced.
They noted that there is no risk of a security incident.
Hamas is not refusing to participate in ceasefire talks, but feels the current situation does not require a new round of negotiations, Hamas officials told UK-based Arabic paper Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday.
Hamas officials said that "mediators are pressuring Hamas leadership to participate in the round of meetings expected to take place this weekend, in order to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and an exchange of prisoners."
The officials said it was not new talks that were needed, but for negotiators "to move forward with the terms Hamas had already agreed to - and which Israel rejected."
Go to the full article >>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to travel to the Middle East on Tuesday amid high tensions in the region, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on social media on Monday, citing a source.
Blinken has stops planned in Qatar, Egypt and Israel, Ravid added.
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