Tag: Operation Swords of Iron
Israeli forces nab four Gazans hiding in Beersheva
Israeli security forces arrested four Gazans on Friday who were hiding in an apartment in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva.
Border Police officers acted upon intelligence indicating the Gazans were staying in Israel illegally,...
Fate of up to 200 Israelis remains unknown
Nearly two weeks after the devastating cross-border attack on Oct. 7 by the Hamas terrorist organization on southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces says that the fate of between 100 and 200 Israelis remains...
Palestinian reports: IDF hits Gaza home of Hamas leader in exile
An Israel Defense Forces airstrike in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood killed 14 relatives of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, health authorities in the Gaza Strip claimed on Tuesday.
The terror leader's brother and nephew were...
Israeli hospital refuses to treat Hamas terrorist
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem said on Tuesday that it was refusing to treat a Hamas terrorist, according to Hebrew media reports.
The medical center stated that security officials had attempted to admit the...
Half a million Israelis displaced by war
Almost 500,000 Israelis have been displaced by the war, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“There are about half a million internally displaced Israelis at the time,” Lt.-Col. (res.) Jonathan Conricus said during...
Netanyahu to Putin: We ‘won’t stop until Hamas is destroyed’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that Israel intends to eliminate the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza.
"The prime minister made it clear that Israel had been attacked by brutal and...
Biden to visit Israel; IDF pummels Gaza ahead of expected ground op
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Israel this week in a show of support, as the IDF continues to strike Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an anticipated ground offensive.
"On Wednesday, I'll...
Reflections of a father
Written on Friday afternoon, Erev Shabbat, Oct. 13, 2023
It has been a week since the war started, and I feel a need to write.
I am not a writer. I am not writing this for...
Pentagon Spox: ‘Our message to Israel is that we stand with you’
Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder has been close to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin since Hamas attacked Israel and Israel launched “Operation Swords of Iron” on Oct. 7.
The Biden administration has...
IDF chief Halevi vows to probe mistakes, ‘but now is the time for war’
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi admitted the army failed to protect Israel's citizens and properly guard the border fence with the Gaza Strip in a speech to reporters on Thursday.
That failure...