Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aide Eliezer Feldstein, the main suspect in the PMO leak scandal, had his detention extended by the court until next Wednesday, Israeli media reported on Thursday evening.
According to reports, there will be another discussion regarding his release at the end of the extended detention.
Go to the full article >>The Israel Air Force intercepted a missile fired from Yemen following sirens that sounded in the Dead Sea area on Thursday evening, Israel's military said shortly after the incident.
It noted that the missile's interception occurred before it could cross into Israeli territory.
Go to the full article >>Staff-Sergeant Ron Epshtein was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Thursday evening.
Staff-Sergeant Epshtein, aged 19, from Nesher, served in the Givati Brigade.
He fell in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.
Go to the full article >>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling on Thursday for his arrest in an official address to the public.
Netanyahu called on the citizens of Israel, telling them that "today is a black day" and that the ICC made a biased decision, becoming the "enemy of humanity."
"No outrageous anti-Israel decision will stop me from continuing to defend our country in every way. We will not succumb to pressure," he emphasized.
Go to the full article >>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar canceled Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp's visit to Israel on Thursday evening, according to Israeli media reports.
The reported cancellation came after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday.
Go to the full article >>The Israel Air Force (IAF) completed its fourth set of strikes on Hezbollah compound centers in Dahieh, the IDF said on Thursday evening.
This comes after the IDF announced that it had completed its third wave of strikes during the afternoon.
Israel's military noted that it had hit a weapons depot, terror headquarters, and Hezbollah infrastructure during the fourth wave of strikes in the same area.
Go to the full article >>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aide Eliezer Feldstein, the main suspect in the PMO leak scandal, was indicted Thursday for disclosing confidential information for the purpose of obstructing national security.
A reserves IDF intelligence officer whose identity has not been released for publication was also indicted Thursday on charges of theft, disclosure of confidential information, and obstruction of justice.
Feldstein is accused of leaking classified documents that harmed the war effort and reduced the chances of a successful hostage deal.
Go to the full article >>Hamas’s general refusal to cut a deal with Israel is what is holding back a return of Israeli hostages and not Jerusalem’s refusal to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor, to withdraw from a Gaza security perimeter, or lack of agreement on “Gaza the Day After” arrangements, said a senior defense official on Thursday.
The senior defense official was adamant that Israel will hold onto a security perimeter in Gaza for an extended period even after any ceasefire, unlike what is being discussed with Lebanon-Hezbollah, where the IDF is expected to make a full withdrawal.
Go to the full article >>Former UNRWA commissioner general Pierre Krahenbuhl met with leaders of designated Palestinian terrorist organizations during his term, assuring them that “we are one” and “no one can separate us,” as published on a UN Watch expose.
According to the expose, the meeting took place in Beirut in February 2017, with participants including, in addition to Krahenbuhl and UNRWA Chief in Lebanon Hakam Shawan, Ali Baraka from Hamas, Abu Imad Al-Rifai from the Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Salah Al-Youssef from the PFLP, as well as other representatives from different Palestinian factions such as the DFLP, the PFLP – Central Command, and Fatah Al-Intifada.
Go to the full article >>The Israel Air Force completed its third set of strikes on Hezbollah compound centers in Dahieh, the IDF said on Thursday afternoon.
According to the IDF, the Hezbollah terror group deliberately embedded its infrastructure in the civilian area to use the Lebanese civilian population as a human shield.
It added that before the strikes, numerous steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians.
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