Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon. January 2, 2025. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
WATCH: After Lebanese army fails to act, IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers
Explosions were heard in the Beit Lif area of southern Lebanon, Al-Akhbar reported.
BySAM HALPERNAn Israeli air force F-15 fighter jet flies during an exhibition as part of the graduation ceremony of air force pilots at Hatzerim air base in southern Israel(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Mother of hostage receives threatening call from man claiming Hamas affiliation - KAN
Bar Kupershtein, 23, was kidnapped on October 7, 2023 from the Nova Music Festival in Reim.
Katz holds meeting on destroying Hamas governing capacity following comeback reports
According to Katz, the meeting presented all of the strategies employed to date to undermine Hamas’s political rule in Gaza.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Israeli minister of Defense Israel Katz attends a plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Pro Gaza-settlement protesters arrested for marching to Gaza border
A timeline: IDF special op. against Iranian missile production facility in Syria
In August 2024, the IDF decided that it should explore a special forces combined ground and air operation to destroy the facility, which ended up occurring on September 8.
Inside the IDF's strike on Iran's Syrian missile factory: Shaldag's high-stakes operation
IDF's Shaldag unit dismantles Iranian missile factory in Syria, preventing the production of hundreds of long-range missiles in a high-stakes operation.
How the IDF beat Syrian air defenses around the key Iran missile facility
Without air force operations plowing the road through the various air defenses over time, the area around the Maysaf facility would have been a no-go-zone for Israeli aircraft.
Hamas official says hostage deal talks have 'great chance of succeeding' - report
Hamas officials continue to blame Israeli officials for the shortcomings of the pending negotiations.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFSenior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook. (Illustrative)(photo credit: Canva, Nicoleon/Wikimedia Commons, REUTERS/FLORION GOGA)Go to the full article > >What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
100 hostages remain in Gaza
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.