Defense and Security
The revised estimate is higher than the 51 that Israeli intelligence suggested in early November.
The Israeli military said it was investigating whether the terrorist was employed by the Washington, D.C.-based World Central Kitchen non-profit.
Staff Sgt. Zamir Burke, 20, of Beit Shemesh, served with the 401st Brigade’s 601st Combat Engineering Battalion.
The incident comes a week after the announcement that Israeli forces had thwarted an Iranian attempt to smuggle heavy weapons into the northern Samaria city.
Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers and presidential envoy Amos Hochstein will serve as co-chairs of the truce enforcement and monitoring mechanism until a new civilian official is appointed.
The missile was intercepted outside of Israeli airspace • Four people were hurt while running to shelters.
The video of “American-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander is a cruel reminder of Hamas’s terror against citizens of multiple countries, including our own,” a White House spokesman said.
The IDF also confirmed killing some 2,500 Hezbollah terrorists, although the military estimates the actual figure is closer to 3,500.
“The strike was conducted after identifying the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah, even after the ceasefire agreement.”
The alleged perpetrator, listed as “juvenile male,” is charged with first degree murder during an aggravated robbery.
“Let us pray that by this time next year, they will be reunited safely with their families,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stated.
The defense minister made it clear that the policy shift was not an endorsement of attacks against Arabs.
