The Israeli air force used precision strikes to fire at terrorists in southern Lebanon on Thursday after IDF troops identified two terrorists arriving at a known terror base, which had acted as a launch point for dozens of rockets toward Israel, the IDF said in a statement Thursday evening.
As a result, the IDF has remained in southern Lebanon, and reportedly also conducted two strikes in Sidon.
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect Wednesday morning.
Go to the full article >>The settlement of the Gaza Strip should be the response to the October 7 massacre and the ICC arrest warrants, United Torah Judaism head MK Yitzhak Goldknopf said during a visit to the Gaza border area on Thursday, Israeli media reported.
Go to the full article >>Soldiers from the 401st Brigade eliminated a Hamas terrorist in Jabalya who was seen trying to launch rockets toward Israeli territory, the military said on Thursday.
Go to the full article >>Israel expects the UK to oppose any Gaza ceasefire proposal that does not include the return of the hostages, Defense Minister Israel Katz told his UK counterpart John Healey, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
Go to the full article >>An Israel Air Force jet struck a Hezbollah medium-range rocket facility in southern Lebanon to counter a terror threat in the area, the military said on Thursday.
Go to the full article >>Brigadier-General Nadav Lotan was promoted to the rank of Major-General ahead of becoming the commander of the IDF's ground forces at a ceremony held at the Kirya military headquarters on Thursday, the military said.
The ceremony was attended by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, former defense minister Yoav Gallant, Lotan's family, and other senior IDF officials.
Go to the full article >>Egyptian officials have been in contact with members of President-elect Donald Trump's team regarding a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Egyptian officials involved reportedly sought to understand if Trump could convince Israel to make compromises on certain key points in a deal, particularly Israel's goal of a "buffer zone" for Israel and Gaza, the WSJ noted.
Go to the full article >>Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday that the ICC had "no justification" for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in a joint press conference with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky.
Saar told Reuters Israel has appealed the decision and that it sets a dangerous precedent.
The foreign minister also said Israel would finish the war in Gaza when it "achieves its objectives" of returning hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza and ensuring the Iranian-backed group no longer controls the strip. Saar said Israel does not intend to control civilian life in Gaza and that he believes peace is "inevitable" but can't be based on "illusions."
Go to the full article >>Iranian Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Kioumars Pourhashemi was killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo by "terrorists" allegedly linked to Israel, Iran's SNN news agency reported on Thursday without giving further details.
Rebels led by Islamist separatist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Wednesday launched an incursion into a dozen towns and villages in northwest Aleppo province controlled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Go to the full article >>Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri set a Jan. 9 date for the house to elect the country's president, the state news agency (NNA) reported on Thursday.
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