IDF forces raided the villages of Beit Furik and Tubas, where the terrorists behind two attacks in the Shomron earlier today had come from. In one of the attacks, an IDF soldier was lightly wounded after being stabbed by a Palestinian police officer. All three terrorists involved were killed.
Less than a day after posting that he had instructed the military to "open the gates of hell," President Donald Trump is now issuing another threat. He said he does not currently believe Israel needs to be brought into a strike on Iran.
Iranian authorities hung a giant billboard in "Palestine Square" in central Tehran following the selection of Khalil al-Hayya as Hamas’s new political bureau chief. The image shows al-Hayya alongside Sinwar and Haniyeh. In his first interview, al-Hayya said: "We will continue on the path of the martyrs."
Kozo Okamoto, 78, died in Beirut, where he had lived since being released from an Israeli prison in 1985 as part of the Jibril prisoner exchange. In 1972, he and two other terrorists murdered 24 people in an attack at Ben Gurion Airport.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a warning to the British government, threatening an attack if it helps the U.S. strike Iran. Against the backdrop of fears of escalation, Israel’s health system says it is prepared for any scenario.
The Mossad said that, working alongside the Shin Bet and intelligence and security services around the world, it thwarted an Iranian attempt to infiltrate a terror cell into Israel. International investigations exposed the network and the figure behind it: a French citizen and senior Iranian intelligence operative who was killed in Operation "Rising Lion."
Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ held a security assessment today with the IDF’s top brass. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene the inner cabinet tomorrow. Israel’s assessment: Iran may try to pull the region into a full-scale war if the U.S. expands its strikes.
U.S. officials suspect that Iranian drone strikes on CIA facilities in Gulf countries may have been carried out with Russian assistance. American intelligence has begun examining whether Russia helped by providing intelligence, location data, or drone technology.
In recent weeks, claims have circulated that the IDF deliberately targeted Palestinian soccer players during the war. The IDF now says that several Palestinian players, referees, and coaches were in fact terror operatives in Hamas’s military wing and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message to Israelis this evening ahead of the start of the *Tisha B’Av* fast, saying: "I know we are far more united than it may seem."
President Donald Trump shared what he said was his directive to the U.S. military. The U.S. has updated Israel that it plans to intensify its strikes in Iran. Iran may carry out its threat to launch missiles at all countries in the Middle East that support the Americans.
Iranian officials claim they have information suggesting Bulgaria may allow the U.S. Air Force to use a base in the country’s south, just 1,400 kilometers from Tehran. Tehran is threatening retaliation.
President Donald Trump took questions from reporters ahead of his White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, stressing: "We are absolutely not finished with the job in Iran. We are not ready to leave at this stage."
The new Dutch government announced that starting in mid-September, imports from Jewish communities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem will be banned. Prime Minister Rob Jetten said, "The ban is intended to prevent any contribution to the illegal occupation."
An investigation by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung found that Hamas had planned attacks in several European countries. The targets: Israeli and Jewish sites. Hamas operatives were arrested in multiple countries across Europe.
Israel Avishar, who served as head of the Firearms Licensing Division in Israel’s Ministry of National Security, has been notified by the State Attorney’s Office economic department that it has decided to prosecute him, pending a hearing. The alleged offenses: fraud and breach of trust. Authorities claim Avishar allowed people who were not legally authorized to issue gun permits to tens of thousands of citizens.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to depart for the United States next Monday. The following day, he is set to attend a memorial ceremony in Washington for the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Talks are underway to arrange a diplomatic meeting with President Donald Trump.
The IDF confirmed that over the weekend, acting on Shin Bet intelligence, it killed Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahid in Gaza. He was a member of Islamic Jihad, took part in the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, and led the cell that murdered and abducted Inbar Haiman, of blessed memory.
An indictment has been filed against Salam Amital, 20, a resident of Mas'udin al-Azazma in the Negev. Over the course of about a year, prosecutors say he smuggled 32 weapons from Egypt באמצעות drones and sold each one for tens of thousands of shekels.
A document circulated on social media in Milan, Italy, called on users to report when Jews and Israelis arrived at hotels and businesses. Its stated goal: "to map Zionist tourism." An investigation has been opened to identify whoever distributed the document.
