Tag: IDF
IDF has destroyed half of Hamas’s fighting forces in Rafah
Around half of Hamas’s battalions in its last bastion of Rafah in southernmost Gaza have been dismantled during the current military operation there, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday.
Furthermore, soldiers from the Armored...
Responding to Hezbollah’s strategic offensive
Hezbollah is burning a swathe through northern Israel. The nature reserves, grazing land, fields and orchards are burning to the ground. Military bases, including several strategic assets, are incurring major damage. More than 1,000...
How Hamas keeps hostages in the heart of Gaza
Abdel Rahman al-Jamal, a 63-year-old veteran member of the Gaza legislative council, is deeply entrenched in Hamas’s apparatus and has played a central role in the recent hostage crisis.
In his book “Lexicon of the...
IDF attacks terrorists ‘deep in Jenin,’ thwarts attack
The Israel Defense Forces launched an intense counterterrorism operation deep inside the Samaria city of Jenin on Thursday, arresting one Palestinian suspect under the cover of airstrikes, the military said.
“Over the past hours, soldiers...
Drone attack from Lebanon wounds 10 Israelis
At least 10 Israelis were wounded, including one critically, in a Hezbollah drone attack in the Druze town of Hurfeish near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday evening.
No air-raid sirens were triggered before the...
Gallant: Israel will only negotiate under fire
Israel’s talks with the Hamas terrorist organization will only be conducted under fire, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed on Wednesday, five days after U.S. President Joe Biden launched a proposed deal offering an immediate...
Hundreds volunteer for new Gaza border counterterror unit
Days after its official inauguration, hundreds of Israel Defense Forces reservists have already volunteered to serve in a new elite counterterror unit created to protect Gaza border towns, the army said on Wednesday.
The unit,...
How Hamas turned Gazan homes into weapons depots
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces’ Spokesperson’s Unit released video footage of a drone entering a home in Rafah and finding it booby-trapped with large explosive barrels, one of which was placed next to...
Hamas: No hostage talks unless Israel ends war
The Hamas terror organization reiterated on Thursday night that intends to end ongoing negotiations with Israel, which would see the hostages released in exchange for a ceasefire and release of terrorists in Israeli custody,...
Israeli national security adviser: Hamas war won’t end before 2025
The war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip will last at least until the end of the year, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi declared on Wednesday.
“We expect another seven months of fighting...