Israeli hostage attempted to commit suicide in Gaza, Islamic Jihad claimsAn Israeli man held hostage by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip attempted to commit suicide while in captivity, the terror group claims. January 2, 2025
IDF will intensify war unless Hamas frees hostages, says Israeli defense ministerThe Israeli Air Force conducted over 1,400 strikes on Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip during December. January 2, 2025
891 fallen IDF soldiers since October 7, highest death toll since Yom Kippur warThe IDF observed a troubling increase in suspected suicides, rising from 14 in 2022 to 17 in 2023 and 21 in 2024, with most occurring after the war began. January 2, 2025
Netanyahu pushing for release of all surviving hostages – reportIsraeli prime minister reportedly seeking to have all surviving hostages in Gaza freed in the first stage of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. January 2, 2025
Report: Hamas has replaced nearly all its war losses with recruiting spreeIsraeli intelligence pegged Hamas' pre-war strength at roughly 25,000. Despite massive losses since October 7th, the terror group has nearly returned to its prior size. January 2, 2025
Israeli commandos destroyed missile factory in Syria in just 20 minutesThe IDF: 'This operation stands as one of the IDF's most audacious and perilous commando missions conducted beyond Israel's borders.' January 1, 2025
‘It’s devastating’: Northern Israelis hesitate to rebuild lives after warLess than 3,000 of Kiryat Shmona's 28,000 residents have returned, transforming the once-bustling streets into a ghost town. January 1, 2025
Senior IDF officer: Key positions in Lebanon vital to safeguarding borderPlans are also underway to construct an advanced border barrier, featuring anti-vehicle measures and inspired by recent Syrian border upgrades, to address evolving security threats. January 1, 2025
Illegal Palestinian resort threatens ancient Jewish palacesWatchdog group warns that illegal Palestinian land grabs in Samaria are threatening archeological site featuring the ancient palaces of the Hasmonean dynasty. January 1, 2025
Wars in Gaza, Lebanon taking toll on military discipline, IDF warnsSoldiers have uploaded videos to social media from combat zones, ignored safety rules and dressed improperly without suffering necessary consequences. January 1, 2025
No hostage deal before Trump inauguration – reportArab mediators brokering talks between Israel and Hamas say that negotiations are now deadlocked, with no breakthrough likely before Trump takes office. January 1, 2025
IAF strike kills Hamas leader behind Nir Oz massacreKibbutz Nir Oz suffered some of the heaviest losses on Oct. 7, with a quarter of its residents killed or taken hostage. January 1, 2025
WATCH: McDonald’s Arab worker assaults IDF soldiersAn Arab-Israeli worker in a Ramat Gan McDonàld's was filmed cursing IDF soldiers and throwing objects at them. December 31, 2024
IDF eliminates Hamas Nukhba terrorist who led invasion of Kibbutz Nir Oz, among othersNot only did Sabah lead the invasion on Nir Oz, but he also launched many attacks against IDF troops. December 31, 2024
Israel cannot leave Gazan areas again for months – opinionProlonged absence allows terrorist organizations to regroup, rearm, and refine their tactics, leading to greater risks and higher costs when security must eventually be restored. December 31, 2024
Over 1,000 large Palestinian terror attacks in Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria foiled in 2024Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency reports that over 300 bombing attacks and nearly 600 shooting attacks were foiled in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria over the last year, leading to a 40% reduction in successful terror attacks. December 31, 2024
Hamas reasserting control over southern Gaza, Western diplomats warnThe IDF largely does not enter the areas where most of the Palestinian population now resides. December 31, 2024
Netanyahu to continue Gaza war after ceasefire – reportIsraeli prime minister reportedly pushing for public declaration vowing war will not end even if hostage deal reached. December 31, 2024
Hamas pushing to release bodies of dead captives in lieu of live hostages – reportPalestinian official tells Israeli national broadcaster that Hamas is insisting that one-third of the Israeli captives to be released in hostage deal be from the list of dead captives, rejecting Israel's efforts to secure release of 34 living hostages. December 31, 2024
Hamas spent 7 years gathering intel, footage to prepare for October 7th massacreThe terror group used surveillance camera footage of kibbutzim and sensitive documents to collect information before the attacks. December 30, 2024
WATCH: Footage of Hamas terrorists planting explosives near Gaza hospitalThe IDF recovered footage of Hamas terrorists planting explosives 45 meters from the Indonesian hospital in Gaza. December 30, 2024
Hamas ‘does not want’ a hostage deal – NetanyahuIsraeli prime minister says Gaza terror group to blame for impasse in hostage deal talks, accusing Hamas of effectively blocking progress towards ceasefire deal. December 30, 2024
Israeli spies discovered slain Hezbollah leader was juggling four mistressesShukr was responsible for the attack on Majdal Shams that killed 12 children and was wanted by the US for the 1983 Beirut bombing that killed 241 US military personnel. December 29, 2024
Gazan terrorists fire five rockets at IsraelThe Israeli Air Force on Saturday downed two rockets launched by Palestinian terrorists in northern Gaza towards Jerusalem. December 29, 2024
Israel bombs Hamas command center in abandoned Gaza hospitalIsraeli jet planes bomb Hamas base inside abandoned Gaza City hospital, while 240 terrorists were arrested in another hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. December 29, 2024
Israel used many agents to kill Haniyeh in IranHours before the intended detonation time, the air conditioner malfunctioned in Haniyeh’s room where the bomb had been planted, causing Israeli operation planners to fear he would be assigned a different room. December 29, 2024
Report: IDF may remain in Lebanon beyond ceasefireAmid concerns Lebanese army is dragging its feet in redeployment to southern Lebanon and following discoveries of hidden Hezbollah weapon caches, Israel reportedly mulls extending its stay in Lebanon beyond deadline. December 29, 2024
IDF ignored clues which could have saved six hostages – reportFarhan al-Qadi told his rescuers that he had heard Hebrew spoken but army kept fighting and Hamas executed them. December 29, 2024
Raped, starved, branded, and left in total darkness – ex-hostages reveal horrors of Gaza captivityTestimonies of returned hostages collected by Israel's Health Ministry submitted in report to the UN reveals systematic sexual, physical, and psychological torture of captives, along with intentional starvation, branding of skin with hot metal objects, and refusal of medical treatment. December 29, 2024
IDF raids Gaza hospital used as terror baseThe IDF evacuated 350 patients and medical professionals from the facility prior to the raid. December 28, 2024
Soldier KIA in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 823The death toll among Israeli troops on all fronts since the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, stands at 823. December 28, 2024
Israeli FM calls new Syrian government a ‘gang of terrorists’Sa'ar described the new Syrian government as 'an Islamist regime aiming to establish unified control over all of Syria.' December 28, 2024
IDF downs missile from Yemen, sirens blare across IsraelIt was the first time air-raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem since the Iranian attack on Oct. 1. December 28, 2024
Israel reveals links between killed Gaza ‘journalists’ and Islamic JihadGaza journalists being on the payroll of or collaborating with Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been a repeated controversy. December 27, 2024
Elderly Herzliya woman murdered in terror stabbingSecurity guards neutralized the terrorist at the scene by shooting him in the leg. December 27, 2024
Netanyahu pushes back after Hamas blames him for breakdown in hostage negotiationsNetanyahu: 'The terrorist organization Hamas is once again lying, going back on agreements that have already been reached.' December 26, 2024
IAF hits Houthi terror sites across Yemen, including airport in SanaaThe strikes came during a televised address by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. December 26, 2024
Hamas says list of hostages will be provided only after truce beginsSpokesman for Gaza terror group claims Hamas has provided partial lists of hostages to Israel, but has been unable to get information on all captives due to ongoing war. December 26, 2024
How IDF intelligence led to Hezbollah’s defeatIsrael’s success included decapitation of its senior echelon, destruction and capture of vast numbers of weapons, and killing thousands of terrorists. December 26, 2024
IDF soldier killed in Gaza brings wartime death toll to 822His funeral was scheduled for Thursday at 3 p.m. local time at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. December 26, 2024
As Israel negotiates possible Gaza withdrawal, defense chief vows IDF will retain ‘security control’Israel reportedly in talks with Hamas for a staggered withdrawal from large parts of the Gaza Strip. December 26, 2024
Israel to send UN report on torture, enslavement, sexual abuse of hostagesThe report also focuses on their difficulties in returning to normal life after being freed. December 26, 2024
Netanyahu hints at major IDF campaign against Houthis'The Houthis will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah learned,' says Israeli prime minister on the first night of Hanukkah. December 26, 2024
Bracing for Israeli retaliation, Houthis raise combat readiness alert to highest levelThe Houthis ordered the evacuation of civilians from areas close to the major coastal city of Hodeidah and called troops to the front lines. December 25, 2024
Hamas, Netanyahu trade blame as hostage deal hits roadblockHamas accuses Israel of issuing new demands in hostage deal talks; Netanyahu accuses the terror group of lying and 'reneging on understandings already reached.' December 25, 2024
5 wounded in clashes between IDF and Syrians in Golan Heights buffer zoneSyrian monitor group says IDF demanding villages in Golan Heights buffer zone surrender their weapons to prevent their seizure by Islamist rebel group leading provisional government. December 25, 2024
American hostages must be freed first in any deal, say former Biden, Trump advisers“Hamas and their backers must hear the message loud and clear,” Democrat Tom Nides and Republican Robert O’Brien wrote in an op-ed. December 25, 2024
Hamas refuses to hand over list of living hostages – reportThe Gaza terror group is reportedly reversing course after appearing to soften its position in hostage deal talks with Israel. December 25, 2024
What Israel has just accomplished in SyriaIsrael cannot take chances with the jihadist threat from Syria, a country that has been at war with Israel ever since 1948. December 25, 2024
Revealed: IDF was unaware of six executed hostages in the area prior to discoveryOne assessment concluded that the likelihood hostages were in the area was 'medium to low.' December 24, 2024
IDF raids terrorist-embedded hospital in northern GazaAccording to the military and Israel's security agency (Shin Bet), at least one of the eliminated terrorists had taken part in the October 7 massacre. December 24, 2024
IDF reconstructs Syrian outposts in preparation for prolonged stayThe bases will include hypothermal rooms for independent medical treatment, kitchens, cooking gas, generators, dry, frozen, and dry foods, as well as special skiing equipment. December 24, 2024
Israeli defense chief threatens to assassinate Houthi leaders'Whoever supports Houthi terrorism in Hudaydah or Sana'a will pay the full price,' warns Defense Minister Israel Katz after latest Houthi missile attack on Israel. December 24, 2024
Hamas issues special Hanukkah message to Jerusalem MuslimsDefending the Al-Aqsa Mosque from 'Judaization' is a 'religious and national requirement,' the terror group said. December 24, 2024
IDF officer, two soldiers killed in northern GazaThe three men were members of the Shimshon Battalion in the Kfir Brigade and were carrying out operations in Beit Lahiya at the time of their deaths. December 23, 2024
Israeli officials know location of most of the hostages – reportThere is no indication that Hamas has yet provided a list showing which captives are alive. December 23, 2024
Images of PA forces with RPG rouse calls to step up security in Judea and SamariaAlthough the PA announced the photo was not taken in Jenin, Israeli security investigations concluded otherwise. December 23, 2024
Israelis much more open to Biden peace plan once Trump is president, poll findsSixty-three percent of Israeli Jews see Trump as more pro-Israel than Biden compared with the 15 percent who hold the opposite view, according to the poll. December 23, 2024
Iran said to be fearing Israeli attack in near-termBenny Gantz, leader of the opposition National Unity Party, stressed the importance for the entire Middle East to rally against Tehran’s malign influence as both a regional and aglobal challenge. December 23, 2024
Israeli forces arrest nine, seize weapons in Judea and SamariaPalestinian Authority security forces seized a vehicle loaded with locally made explosives as it was heading towards the Jenin camp in northern Samaria. December 23, 2024
