Tag: Operation Swords of Iron
As Iran attacked, anxious Israelis put trust in the IDF and watched news
More than 77% of the Israeli public experienced varying levels of anxiety during Iran’s April 14 aerial attack, but watching news helped them cope, a Bar-Ilan University survey found.
Only 20% of respondents reported no symptoms...
Qatari PM: Hostage-for-ceasefire talks at ‘sensitive stage’
The negotiations to forge a deal wherein Hamas would free hostages held in Gaza in return for a ceasefire and the release of terrorists held in Israeli prisons are at a delicate stage, Qatar’s...
18 Israelis wounded in Hezbollah attack from Lebanon
Eighteen people, most of them Israeli soldiers, were injured on Wednesday when a Hezbollah attack targeted a community center in Arab al-Aramshe in the Western Galilee.
Air-raid sirens were not activated in the Bedouin border...
IDF: Israel will strike Iran at ‘time and place of our choosing’
Jerusalem will respond to Iran’s unprecedented aerial assault “at the time and place of our choosing,” IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday.
Israel Hayom‘s “Tomorrow’s Conference” opened Tuesday at the International Convention Center in...
IAF strike in Lebanon kills senior Hezbollah terrorist
An Israeli Air Force strike in Southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed a senior Hezbollah terrorist responsible for firing rockets and missiles at the Jewish state, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Since the Iranian terrorist proxy...
Hamas admits one-third of its data on Gazan deaths is ‘incomplete’
The Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza says it has “incomplete data” for one-third of the Palestinian fatalities it claims to have documented from its current war against Israel.
The acknowledgment in a report on...
Western leaders pressure Jerusalem against counterattack
Western governments, including that of the United States, are calling on Israel to refrain from retaliating against Iran and its proxies, fearing a regional war.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the international community should do...
‘It was a strategic Iranian decision to allow Hamas to attack’
“Iran is keeping Israel and the world busy with its proxies, and is managing to deflect attention to secondary arenas, while it advances towards nuclear capabilities.”
So warns Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, CEO of...
US reiterates ‘ironclad’ support for Israel as IDF preps for Iranian attack
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated on Thursday Washington’s commitment to upholding Israel’s security, as the Israel Defense Forces continued preparations for an expected Iranian attack on the home front.
Austin spoke with Israeli Defense...
‘Hostages Square’ in Tel Aviv is one of the most religiously diverse synagogues
On a recent Friday evening in Tel Aviv, the air turned chilly as the sun sank below the horizon. Small groups coalesced to pray and usher in Shabbat at the open plaza outside of...