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What we know so far is that fans were ambushed, 6 reported missing, attackers were armed with clubs and knives, Israelis were thrown into rivers and run over by cars, their passports were stolen and published online, fathers walking with their children were attacked by mobs, women were beaten in the streets, many beaten unconscious, two emergency planes have been dispatched from Ben Gurion airport to evacuate citizens immediately

An official close to the Prime Minister tells The Time of Israel that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was fired for professional reasons, and not because of coalition politics. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, says that Gallant “functioned as a rubber stamp for the IDF and did not challenge it even once.” The defense minister, claims the official, advocated a diplomatic solution in Lebanon six months ago that would not have diminished Hezbollah’s capabilities, and opposed the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah until the IDF backed the move. On Gaza, claims the official, Gallant resisted the IDF going...

TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto and Mati Shoshani report on the war between Israel, Iran, and its proxies. Today we will cover Israel's recent bold operations, including the capture of a Hezbollah commander by Israel's navy seals and the elimination of over 2,000 Hezbollah terrorists. We'll also discuss ongoing hostilities with Hamas in Gaza, including the discovery of a massive tunnel and a weapons factory. Additionally, tensions rise with Iran following threats of retaliation and the deployment of U.S. B-52 bombers to the region. Watch this intense report as the war unfolds in real time. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments...

Israel’s equivalent of the elite Navy SEALs stormed a beach in Lebanon over the weekend, snatched a nearby senior Hezbollah operative and then raced off with him in a speedboat, officials say. The weekend operation involved commandos with the Israel Defense Force’s Shayetet 13 force, who were deployed along the coast in northern Lebanon and conducted the raid on a Hezbollah facility in Batroun, CNN reports. The highly specialized soldiers rushed the beach to reach the terrorists’ hold and capture Imad Amhaz, throwing the suspected Hezbollah senior official into a speedboat and carting him off, according to the IDF. Amhaz,...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims to have killed another Hezbollah commander who was responsible for recent attacks in Northern Israel. IDF said Sunday morning that the Israel Air Force (IAF) struck and killed terrorist Farouk Amin Alasi, the Hezbollah commander of the Khiam area. Alasi was responsible for the execution of many anti-tank missile and rocket attacks toward Israeli communities in the Galilee Panhandle, and especially Metula. Additionally, the IDF killed the terrorist Yousef Ahmad Nun, a Radwan Forces company commander in the Khiam area who was responsible for rocket and anti-tank missile attacks toward Israeli communities in the...

A woman in her 60s was killed and a man in his 20s was critically wounded and died of his wounds, on Thursday by a rocket strike during a barrage in the Haifa Bay Area. The victims were identified as Mina Shafik Hason and Karmi Raja Hason, a mother and son from Shfar'am who were picking olives in a field. MDA reported that three others were lightly wounded and updated that the three were suffering from shrapnel wounds. The police updated that a rocket hit the road near the Galam Junction outside Kiryat Ata, damaging a bus. The IDF said...

A Hezbollah commander and his operatives were caught in nothing but their underwear when Israeli troops barged into their underground command center in southern Lebanon earlier this month, officials said. New footage from the October raid shows Hassan Aqil Jawad, the leader of Hezbollah’s forces in Ayta ash Shab, being confronted by armed Israel Defense Force soldiers inside the dark tunnel, the Times of Israel reported. The surprised terrorist leader, who was only wearing underwear at the time of the raid, can be seen slowly walking down a dark corridor before raising his hands and surrendering to the Jewish soldiers....

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released photos of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) preparing for its overnight mission attacking Iran’s missile sites and air defenses — and the photos included several female pilots and crew members. As Breitbart News reported, the attack came in retaliation for massive Iranian attacks on Israel in April and early October. The strikes appeared to have been limited to military targets, not oil and gas industry sites or nuclear sites.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday that it had killed a Hamas commander who led the attack on dozens of civilians on October 7, 2023, who had fled the Nova music festival and hidden in roadside shelters. In addition to being a mass murderer, the IDF said, Mohammad Abu Itiwi had also worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The IDF and Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shabak, or Shin Bet) said in a statement: Yesterday (Wednesday), in a joint IDF and ISA operation, the IAF struck and eliminated the terrorist Mohammad Abu Itiwi, a Nukhba...

Cross border conflicts in the Middle East continue to escalate, as Israeli airstrikes bombard the Lebanese capital of Beirut. How much longer can Hezbollah survive to pose a real threat to the Jewish State? Meanwhile, in shocking news from northern Israel, several Israeli citizens were busted in an apparent Iranian spy ring. What actions will Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take to curb this Iranian aggression? Watch now.

Soldiers from the IDF's Multidimensional Unit shared insights into a complex and high-risk raid on a 14-story UNRWA building in the Gaza Strip, the IDF cleared for publication on Tuesday. The mission focused on a 14-story building used by Hamas operatives and located within a UNRWA facility.... "The building was enormous, and we worked floor by floor, systematically clearing each one," said Staff Sergeant R., another soldier in the unit. "We discovered large stockpiles of weapons, including grenades, IEDs, and equipment from Hamas’s naval commandos. Additionally, we found critical intelligence documents that further revealed the scale of the operation." As...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed Monday that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror organization has hidden $500 million in cash and gold in a bunker underneath the Al-Sahel Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. “Iran sends suitcases of cash and gold to the Iranian embassy in Beirut, and then directly it goes to Hezbollah,” said IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, detailing Hezbollah’s other economic resources in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Turkey. Hagari also said that Iran sent Hezbollah money earned by selling Iranian oil in Syria. (A recent U.S. government report indicated that after being choked by sanctions under President Donald Trump,...

Yazidi former slave rescued from Gaza reveals her horrifying experiences in jihadi captivity It is now two weeks since the rescue of the Yazidi hostage Fawzia Amin Sido from captivity in Gaza by the IDF, in a joint operation also involving the US Embassy. Fawzia has been returned to her family in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq. This week, she sat for her first filmed interview since her liberation.

As Hamas reels from the loss of its chief instigator Yahya Sinwar, the terrorist organization’s remaining leaders defiantly proclaim they will not release Israeli hostages. Meanwhile on the northern border, the IDF is reporting that Hezbollah fighters are beginning to surrender. Also, as Tehran’s ring of fire around the Jewish State crumbles, Israel vows that its much-anticipated retaliatory attack against the Iranian regime is still imminent. Watch now.

Embedded video, no link to You Tube. IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari published on Thursday drone footage showing mass murderer Yahya Sinwar's final moments before his elimination. According to a preliminary investigation, on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., a soldier from the 450th Battalion noticed a suspicious individual leaving and entering a building in Rafah. The forces opened fire on the building. At 3:00 p.m., the forces identified, using a drone, three individuals leaving and walking between the buildings. Two of them were covered with blankets, they apparently walked in front of Sinwar to ensure the area was clear. The soldiers fired...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released footage Friday of a tank firing a shell at the building in southern Gaza where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was taking cover. He was killed by a sniper but the tank shell brought down the building. His body was discovered by soldiers the next day and sent to Israel for testing; his identity was confirmed hours later. The IDF said in a statement:

It’s a day that the freedom loving world has been waiting for, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and October 7th mastermind has officially been eliminated by the IDF. What does this mean for the war against Hamas in Gaza? Could this monumental day pressure the release of the remaining Israeli hostages? How will the Iranian regime respond to yet another crucial tentacle in their terror network being taken out? Watch now.

Sinwar is dead. Photos are starting to emerge. IDF soldiers stand over his deceased body.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, after a body was discovered that closely resembled him in the aftermath of a battle in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar was the architect of the October, 7, 2023, terror attack, and became the overall leader of Hamas when Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran, in late July. In a statement, the IDF said: Initial report – During IDF operations in the Gaza Strip, three terrorists were eliminated. The IDF and ISA are checking the possibility that one of the terrorists was Yahya Sinwar....

The Israeli military uncovered an underground Hezbollah bunker near its border with Lebanon that was stocked with weapons and motorcycles for a planned invasion of Israel, officials said Monday. Israel Defense Force spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a video tour of the tunnel that Israeli forces located the subterranean terrorist command center in southern Lebanon, with the base stretching across nearly half a mile of land — and set to be used for “a larger scale of a massacre than Oct. 7.” Inside, the IDF soldiers found helicopter missiles, mortar shells, files, ammunition, motorcycles and enough food and...