"In my opinion, the investigation does not properly reflect the full scope of the IDF’s operations in Kfar Aza that day," one soldier said.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli soldiers and journalists walk around the destruction caused by Hamas in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, November 2, 2023(photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu on probe: Shin Bet knew of Oct. 7 invasion, didn't warn me
The statement came following the Shin Bet release of its probe into the massacre on Tuesday.
ByAMICHAI STEIN Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90, Canva, CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu's funding for Hamas via Qatar enabled October 7 invasion, Shin Bet reveals
The Shin Bet also revealed that SIM cards and sensors along the border were activated ahead of time but were ignored.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, HADAS PARUSH/POOL, JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Hamas hang gliders invaded Netiv HaAsara before IDF could respond, probe reveals
Hamas penetrated the village by 6:39 a.m., even faster than in many other border villages. They immediately started killing civilians.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB A view shows destroyed vehicles at moshav Netiv HaAsara, southern Israel, November 19, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)Go to the full article > >
IDF reinforcements arrived at Nahal Oz seven hours after invasion, probe reveals
Three civilians killed by IDF by mistake, but a lucky twist of police spending weekend helped volunteers hold on.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Israeli soldiers in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar hints that he will resign only after all hostages are released - report
Bar also said that he intends to ensure that a state investigation committee into the October 7 attacks is established.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFShin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar during a situational assessment in Jenin. January 22, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Arab summit to focus on Egypt's alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera'
Israel is unlikely to oppose an Arab entity taking responsibility for Gaza's government if Hamas is off the scene, said a source familiar with the matter.
ByREUTERSEgypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meets with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at the Al Tahrir palace to discuss details of the Gaza reconstruction plan, ahead of the emergency Arab summit organised by Egypt this week, in Cairo, Egypt March 3, 2025..(photo credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
64 killed, 10 captured: Kfar Aza was abandoned on October 7, probe reveals
IDF: 64 killed in Kfar Aza failed by intel, first and second defense lines • 55 were killed before significant Israeli forces had arrived
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Israeli soldiers and journalists walk around the destruction caused by Hamas in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, November 2, 2023(photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: 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.
59 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.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal
