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IDF says 4-year-old Gazan sent by Hamas to military post in security zone • IDF destroys home of terrorist who killed Amnon Muchtar

IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.
IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Terror hooting near Ariel in West Bank

The 18-year-old shooting victim arrived at the industrial zone of Ariel with a gunshot wound and was treated by MDA paramedics.

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MDA ambulance seen at the scene of a shooting attack near Ariel in the West Bank, March 12, 2025
MDA ambulance seen at the scene of a shooting attack near Ariel in the West Bank, March 12, 2025
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Israel receives sign of life of Gaza hostage Avinatan Or - report

His family has previously said that they've received multiple signs of life from Or, but none since the spring of 2024.

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Hostage Or Avinatan, taken on October 7 alongside his girlfriend Noa Argamani.
Hostage Or Avinatan, taken on October 7 alongside his girlfriend Noa Argamani.
(photo credit: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
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Group of senior Syrian Druze expected to visit Golan Heights

This week, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Druze from across the separation line would be allowed to enter the Golan Heights for work.

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Israeli soldiers seen in the buffer zone which separates the Golan Heights and Syria, February 27, 2025
Israeli soldiers seen in the buffer zone which separates the Golan Heights and Syria, February 27, 2025
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Negotiations for hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov's release expected to begin, sources tell 'Post'

Tsurkov was kidnapped in March 2023 in Baghdad by Kata'ib Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian Iraqi terrorist organization, and is believed to still be in Iraq.

ByAMICHAI STEIN
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Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags.
Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags.
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IDF seizes weapons and explosives, arrests 12 suspects in West Bank operations

The IDF has apprehended nearly 50 terrorists in the West Bank over the past two days alone.

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Weapons and explosive materials seized in A-Ram, West Bank by IDF soldiers, March 12, 2025.
Weapons and explosive materials seized in A-Ram, West Bank by IDF soldiers, March 12, 2025.
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Israel to expand financial benefits for reservists and their families

The initiative will include an allocation of around 3 billion shekels to implement measures to increase the recognition and support of reservists through financial assistance.

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Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.
Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.
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WATCH: 22 IAF jets drop 60 bombs on Assad regime targets in Syria

Among the targets were radars and detection equipment used to assess aerial intelligence.

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IAF aircraft strike radars and surveillance sites in Syria (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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'Trump, bring our dad back from Gaza': Daughters of Omri Miran plea for his release

"Dear @realDonaldTrump, my daughters talk about you all the time—they know you’re the one who brings daddies home to their kids," Lishay said.

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Roni and Alma Miran ask US President Donald Trump to help free their father Omri from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
Roni and Alma Miran ask US President Donald Trump to help free their father Omri from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
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IDF knows that hostages at risk in event of new, harsher Gaza invasion - analysis

There is a debate about whether military force saved or led Hamas to kill more hostages from after November 2023 until the January 19 ceasefire and hostage deal.

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank during overnight operations, March 11, 2025
IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank during overnight operations, March 11, 2025
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'No one's expelling anyone from Gaza,' Trump says before meeting with Irish PM

Trump also called US Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, "a Palestinian" during the meeting. "Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned."

ByKESHET NEEV
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2025.
(photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)
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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 Supernova 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 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


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