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Returning hostages: Netanyahu, wife pen handwritten note; Israel prepares kits with clothes and supplies

Netanyahu (File photo), wife pen note for hostages set to be return to Israel soon Israeli Prime Minister’s Office released on Monday a personal message written by PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for the returning hostages. The hostages will also receive welcome packages containing clothing, personal items, electronic devices including a laptop, mobile […]

‘Evening of tears, joy’: Benjamin Netanyahu accepts war mismanagement amid backlash; IDF launches Op ‘Returning Home’

Benjamin Netanyahu (agencies) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday acknowledged divisions over the Gaza ceasefire deal but urged citizens to unite ahead of the expected release of hostages held by Hamas under the prisoner exchange agreement.“This is an emotional evening, an evening of tears, an evening of joy, because tomorrow our children will return […]

‘Destruction of Hamas tunnels in Gaza’: Israel outlines next phase after hostage return; IDF told to prepare

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz on Sunday said he ordered the IDF to prepare for the demolition of all Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip.“The major challenge for Israel after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the […]

Israel bombs Lebanon: IDF airstrikes along Musaylih Road kills 1; claims to target Hezbollah engineering equipment

The Israel Defence Forces launched a strike at sites where the Hezbollah terror organization’s infrastructure was allegedly used to rebuild militant networks in Southern Lebanon.The Israeli forces claimed that the terror organisation tried to rehabilitate terror infrastructure throughout Lebanon, while endangering Lebanese civilians and using them as human shields. Rare Scenes In Gaza As IDF […]

‘Hopeful’: Donald Trump meets family of hostage, slain IDF soldier amid Gaza peace talks; reaffirms commitment to their return

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday met at the White House with released hostage Edan Alexander and his family, as well as the family of slain IDF member Omer Neutra, amid ongoing negotiations in Egypt over his plan to end the war in Gaza.Alexander, who was held by Hamas for 584 days, and Neutra’s family […]

Middle East Crisis: IDF nears Gaza city encirclement; residents given ‘last chance’ to flee

Israel defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said the IDF is nearing the encirclement of Gaza City, saying residents have a “last opportunity” to flee south through Israeli checkpoints while warning that those who remain would be considered “terrorists and supporters of terror.“ Katz noted that Hamas is preparing a response to a US ceasefire […]

‘Raided bomb shelter’: IDF says Hamas leader who attacked Nahal Oz base killed; links him to October 7 attack

Senior Hamas commander Wael Matria (Image credits: X @IDF) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it killed senior Hamas commander Wael Matria in an airstrike in Gaza’s Shati area.In a post on X Friday, the IDF alleged that Matria was a terrorist involved in the October 7 attacks and took part in the raid on […]

Operation Gideon’s Chariots B: IDF airstrike targets Hamas weapons depot in Gaza City – Video

Visuals released by Israel Defence Forces (Image/X@IDF) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday released video footage of an airstrike targeting a Hamas weapons storage facility in Gaza City, as its troops continued to expand operations across the Strip.In a post on X, the army confirmed that the strike, carried out on Wednesday by the […]

‘Hamas stopping residents’: IDF shares call recording; accuses group of using Gaza civilians as shields

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released an audio recording it said captured a conversation between an Israeli officer and a Gaza City resident, alleging that Hamas was preventing civilians from fleeing to safety in order to use them as human shields.“EXPOSED: ‘We want to go south but Hamas are waiting for us on the way” […]

‘Complex rescue mission’: IDF recovers bodies of two October 7 victims from Gaza; Netanyahu vows to return all hostages

File photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Picture credit: AP) Israeli security forces have recovered the remains of two people killed in the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed. As per The New York Times, the bodies were identified as 56-year-old Ilan Weiss and 28-year-old Idan Shtivi.The Israeli military […]