Tag: Operation Swords of Iron
100 days of war
A hundred days have passed since life was halted, the skies darkened, and we, all of us, were exposed to a boiling and horrifying cauldron of terror and deep-seated hatred unleashed upon us. One...
IDF quietly transitions to phase 3 in the war against Hamas
Without fanfare, the Israel Defense Forces is transitioning from phase 2 in the war against Hamas—the high-intensity stage of surging ground forces throughout Gaza—to phase 3, involving far more targeted operations, with a focus...
How the IDF spokesperson in Arabic wins hearts and minds
At 6:59 p.m. on Oct. 17, it seemed that the course of the Gaza war was about to change, and not in Israel’s favor, when a rocket exploded at Al-Ahli Hospital in the Zeitoun neighborhood in...
Those who can keeping the day for those who can’t: Shabbat 4 Soldiers
When Sasha Litnaitzky-Drutz and David Drutz of Toronto held their first soup-to-nuts Shabbat on Dec. 22, the guest of honor was 6,000 miles away.
Now in their second year of marriage, the couple had been...
IDF intelligence: Hamas spent ‘tens of millions’ on Gaza terror tunnels
Hamas spent tens of millions of dollars, which was intended for the Gaza Strip, building underground terrorist infrastructure, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday evening, citing intelligence findings.
Hamas "opted to invest precious resources...
ISIS-influenced terrorists planning Jerusalem attacks arrested
Israeli security forces last month arrested two Palestinians planning Islamic State-inspired terror attacks in Jerusalem, the Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) cleared for publication on Thursday morning.
The suspects, both in their...
Voluntary emigration from Gaza dropped due to US opposition
A proposal to encourage the voluntary emigration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as part of a post-war plan is no longer being considered due to opposition from the Biden administration, a leading Israeli lawmaker said...
Victory is more important than US support
At his press conference Tuesday evening, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken showed that contrary to popular belief, the Biden administration is not Israel’s ally. It is the greatest obstacle to Israel’s victory.
Blinken began his remarks...
Israel’s long war
The war Hamas launched against Israel on Oct. 7 is unlikely to end soon.
Hamas is still firing missiles. It still has snipers in schools and mosques, and trigger-pullers blending in with civilians on Gaza’s...
Thousands attend Western Wall prayer session for the return of hostages
A special prayer session for the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and for the safety of Israeli forces was held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday.
The...