Tag: Swords of Iron
IDF soldier killed, another wounded fighting Hamas in Rafah
Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Ori Itzchak Hadad, 21, from Beersheva, was killed while fighting Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Monday.
Hadad served as a combat soldier in the Nahal Infantry Brigade’s...
Haredi enlistment: The political hot potato before the Knesset recess
The Israeli High Court’s decision on Tuesday was plain and simple: When it comes to enlistment to the Israel Defense Forces, there needs to be equality between all sectors of the Israeli public.
This decision...
Likud lawmaker blocks gov’t bill to up age limit for IDF reserve service
Likud Party legislator Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, on Wednesday refused to advance a government-backed proposal to raise the retirement age for military reservists, citing the failure to...
IDF: Gazan ‘doctor’ killed in drone strike was PIJ bombmaker
An Israel Defense Forces drone strike in Gaza City on Tuesday killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist Fadi al-Wadiya, who was involved in developing missiles for the Iranian proxy group, the army announced.
The strike was...
Freed hostage Shlomi Ziv returns to Lebanon border home
Shlomi Ziv returned to his home in the northern border community of Moshav Elkosh on Tuesday, some three weeks after being rescued from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip.
The former captive was welcomed by Shimon Guetta, the...
Gallant meets with White House envoy Hochstein in Washington
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Monday in Washington with White House adviser Amos Hochstein.
The two men discussed the ongoing conflict against Hezbollah and the “actions required to achieve a framework that enables...
Bowman and Latimer fight over Israel, AIPAC in final debate for NY-16
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Westchester County Executive George Latimer traded blows over Israel and AIPAC in their final debate for the Democratic nomination to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District on Tuesday.
The race...
Nearly 15% of Arab Israelis want Hamas to govern Gaza
Some 14.7% of Arab Israelis believe the Hamas terrorist group should govern Gaza after the war, in direct opposition to one of Jerusalem’s key war aims, according to a study the Moshe Dayan Center...
The White House plan to exclude Israel from Gaza
According to Politico, in a piece largely overlooked, “The Biden administration is considering appointing a U.S. official to serve as the top civilian adviser to a mostly Palestinian force when the Israel-Hamas conflict ends, four...
Gaza reconstruction is the way for Israel to regain initiative
The State of Israel has not known a war as long and comprehensive as the one currently raging in Gaza since the War of Independence. The 1970-1971 War of Attrition lasted about a year...