Defense and Security
The hostages’ families arrived at the border with a convoy of more than 300 vehicles to protest the lack of movement in ceasefire talks.
The head of the terror network in Nur Shams was among those slain hiding in a mosque after clashes with troops.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi is greeted by a special welcome home party after nearly 11 months in captivity.
Denying the Washington Post report, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office says Israel has not agreed to a general cessation of hostilities but rather to “designating specific areas in the Gaza Strip.”
Iran pursuing systematic strategy to arm and support terror groups in Judea and Samaria
“We want to return to martyrdom operations,” Khaled Mashaal, who represents the Gaza terror group abroad, told a conference in Istanbul.
Returning the residents of northern Israel to their homes “is a national goal of the highest order,” said the Israeli premier.
The country’s defense establishment is reconsidering the aerial defense system’s viability in the wake of a Hezbollah attack and weather-related damage.
At the family’s request, the soldier’s name is not being made public.
Fatalities among Israeli troops since the start of the IDF ground incursion in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 27 now stands at 340.
An internal USAID watchdog found that weather conditions and the agency’s “limited control” over the temporary pier impaired its ability “to deliver the intended amounts of aid through the maritime corridor.”
“When your identity is known, the appeal of threatening or intimidating people significantly decreases,” said Gerard Filitti, a senior counsel at the Lawfare Project.
