Defense and Security
Hamas said to have submitted names of sick and elderly captives, as well as four Americans, set for release in an impending ceasefire agreement.
“The only interest we have is the security of Israel and its citizens,” the foreign minister said.
The four were killed despite the ceasefire currently in effect.
An online figure named “Eliad” offered 33-year-old Zolotarev $125,000 to carry out an assassination, according to the Israel Security Agency and Israel Police.
The IAF carried out numerous strikes in Syria overnight Sunday, taking out weaponry that Jerusalem fears could fall into the hands of hostiles.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
“After the inauguration, everything is on the table,” said senior Trump official Victoria Coates.
The Palestinian Authority’s conduct “constitutes a blatant violation of basic human rights,” said Jerusalem District Court Judge Miriam Ilany.
The new Pereh (“Wild”) Unit will consist of highly trained reservists, reconnaissance and special unit members who are locals.
The prime minister said that the “time was ripe” to promote a hostages’ deal, Kan News reported.
The pre-Christmas inauguration of “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024" comes just weeks after the Catholic leader called for an international investigation to determine if Israel’s actions in its war against Hamas in Gaza constituted genocide.
Soldiers dismantled “dozens” of tunnels in the north Gaza area—some of which were booby-trapped.
