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Hamas took 251 people hostage on Oct. 7, of whom 116 are still captive. The number of the Israeli hostages in Gaza who are still alive could be “as low as 50,” The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing mediators in the hostage talks and a U.S. official familiar with the latest U.S. intelligence. Hamas terrorists abducted 251 people from Israel into Gaza as hostages on Oct. 7 of last year, of whom 116 have yet to be freed. According to the assessment, which was partly based on Israeli intelligence, up to 66 of them could already be dead. To…

The inauguration of a new garden in Gaza border community Kibbutz Netiv Ha’Asara to commemorate its members killed on October 7 included hoisting an Israeli flag 174 feet high, right in front of the border fence; ‘Sends a clear message to the Gaza Strip’s northern neighborhoods’ Alfredo Vachs, 84, from Kibbutz Netiv Ha’Asara, located on the border with Gaza, radiates an optimism that is truly remarkable. Despite the loss of his two sons, Amit and Yigal, in the terrorist attack on October 7, he has recently returned home and strives to keep a smile on his face. During the inauguration…

Australian Border Force has detained several citizens returning home, questioning them in order to make sure their actions while fighting for Israel do not constitute a criminal offense, the Guardian reports The Australian Border Force has scrutinized at least three citizens suspected of planning to travel to Israel to enlist in the IDF, the Guardian reported. This investigation underscores the Australian government’s cautionary stance toward its citizens who consider serving in the military of a foreign nation. Continue reading this article on ynetnews.com

Since the war’s onset, about 20,000 Hezbollah drones, UAVs and rockets have flown through Israel’s airspace and the mountainous terrain makes it difficult to know who you’re retaliating against; IDF is constantly improving its detection capability, but the Iranian proxy is not resting on its laurels either Amid the IDF’s tactical maneuvers in Gaza, the Air Force and the Air Defense Division have been locked in a complex, Sisyphean struggle for nearly nine months. The spotlight was cast once again on the issue of air defense on Tuesday when Hezbollah released a high-definition, color video showcasing drone footage of sensitive…

Israel and Hamas fundamentally agree on the terms set in the first stage, but they disagree on how to officially end the war, according to a report in Politico Official figures in the Biden administration are increasingly casting doubt on the possibility that Israel and Hamas will reach a comprehensive ceasefire agreement under the current framework, according to four American sources familiar with the negotiations who spoke to Politico. Israel and Hamas fundamentally agree on the conditions set in the first stage, but they disagree on how to formally end the war, according to two sources who spoke anonymously. Despite…

Twenty-year-old swimmer Adam Maraana qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris in the 100-meter backstroke event after equaling a national record. Swimmer Adam Maraana last week made history by becoming the first Arab Israeli athlete to represent Israel at the Olympics in 48 years. Maraana, 20, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke event during the Olympic trials held at the Wingate Institute in Netanya on June 6. Clocking in at 53.60 seconds, Maraana equaled the Israeli national record set by Yakov Toumarkin in 2017. The result was a fourteenth of a second faster than the qualifying time for the 2024 Olympics. Maraana said…

The IDF noted that the tunnel included some underground operational facilities and was utilized by Hamas terrorists. IDF troops of the 99th Division, along with combat engineering forces, destroyed an 800-meter-long, 30-meter-deep tunnel area of the central Gaza corridor, one kilometer from the border with Israel, the Israeli military announced on Thursday afternoon. The IDF noted that the tunnel included some underground operational facilities and was utilized by Hamas terrorists. Continue reading this article on jpost.com

A top Hezbollah commander was eliminated in an airstrike attributed to Israel in southern Lebanon. Taleb Abdallah, also known as Hajj Abu Taleb, is the most senior Hezbollah terrorist to be killed since Hezbollah began targeting Israel on Oct. 8, the IDF said. He was in charge of Hezbollah’s Nasser Unit, located in the eastern part of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River. Abdallah was eliminated in the headquarters of the unit, together with three other senior Hezbollah terrorists in an airstrike in the village of Jouaiyya, located about 15 km (9 miles) from the Israeli border. Continue reading…

Former Israeli hostage, Maya Regev, was finally discharged from hospital after a long and complex medical recovery. Regev was brutally kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7. Hamas terrorists killed 364 Israelis and foreign nationals at the festival. Regev was seriously wounded by Hamas fire and spent over 50 difficult days in captivity in Gaza. During her captivity, surgeons in Gaza wrongly reattached her wounded foot at an unnatural angle. In November, Regev was released as part of an indirect hostage agreement. However, following her return to Israel, Regev’s serious injuries required prolonged specialized hospital…

American officials says it is not enough just to have a ceasefire there has to be an agreement that allows Israelis to return to their homes in the north The United States is very concerned that hostilities on the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate to a full-out war, a senior U.S. official said, saying that specific security arrangements are needed for the area and a ceasefire in Gaza is not enough. The Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire since the eruption of the Gaza war in October in steadily intensifying attacks that have fueled concern of a bigger confrontation.…