The Jerusalem Post, on Wednesday, participated in a dramatic visit to Tel Kudne in southern Syria, embedded with the IDF, as part of the first Israeli media visit to that country since the 1973-4 Yom Kippur War and armistice.
At Tel Kudne, IDF Chief Spokesman Daniel Hagari told the Post, “We are here in an abandoned Syrian base in the buffer zone. The only reason we are here is to prevent terror [from] entering into the buffer zone.”
Go to the full article >>Israel’s concern that the instability in Syria could spill over into its territory has led it to major action in the neighboring country, essentially opening an additional front in the multi-front war it has been engaged in for fourteen months.
Over the weekend, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took control of the demilitarized buffer zone in Syria that was established as part of a 1974 cease-fire reached between the two hostile countries.
In that buffer zone is Mt. Hermon's highest peak, the highest point on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Go to the full article >>The IDF and Shin Bet, in a joint operation, eliminated Fahmi Salami, commander of Hamas’s Nukhba Brigade in its Zeitoun Battalion, the IDF announced Wednesday.
Salami was responsible for the raid on the ‘Paga’ outpost on October 7, in which 14 IDF soldiers were killed. During the war, he led multiple terror operations against Israeli troops.
Go to the full article >>Israeli action in Syria violates a 1974 treaty between Israel and Syria that ended the Yom Kippur war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, calling Israeli air strikes on Syria a matter of serious concern.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country aims to impose a "sterile defense zone" in southern Syria as the Israeli military said a wave of its air strikes had destroyed the bulk of Syria's strategic weapons stockpiles.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing Israel's actions did not serve to stabilize the situation in Syria and called on it to show restraint.
Go to the full article >>The High Court of Justice discussed a petition on Wednesday calling for the establishment of a National Commission of Inquiry into the events of October 7.
Relatives of October 7 victims and hostages held in Gaza captivity were present at the discussion. Among them were Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, and Ilana Gritzewesky, his partner. They were joined by Eyal Eshel, the father of Roni Eshel, an IDF observer who was killed on October 7, and Chagit Chen, the mother of Itay Chen, whose body is held in Gaza, among others.
Go to the full article >>Rebuilding the military strength Syria had before Israel's strikes during Operation "Bashan Arrow" earlier this week would take the new Syrian government years and cost billions of dollars.
Over the years, the Syrian army possessed significant military power, posing a potential threat to Israel.
Go to the full article >>Tehran has evidence that the events that took place in Syria leading to the ousting of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad were planned by the United States and Israel, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA.
"There should be no doubt that what happened in Syria is the result of a joint American and Zionist plan." Khamenei reportedly noted.
Go to the full article >>Four soldiers operating in combat zones in the North were transferred to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed for medical treatment after being lightly wounded, N12 reported on Wednesday.
Go to the full article >>Hamas has given Egyptian mediators a list of Israeli hostages that are currently being held in captivity by the terror group, Saudi news channel Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Two rockets crossed into Israeli territory from the center of the Gaza Strip and crashed in open areas, the military said on Wednesday morning.
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