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73-year-old Motti Maman, the Israeli recruited by Iran to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is arrested, defense echelon says. The Magistrate’s Court in Be’er Sheva permitted the publication that Motti Maman, a 73-year-old resident of Ashkelon, is the Israeli accused of being recruited by Iran to assassinate senior officials. His arrest was extended by 21 days. The target: the Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and head of the Shin Bet. The report: An Israeli citizen was recruited by intelligence agencies in Iran to push the…

US officials have announced that they “indefinitely postpone” the presentation of the final “take it or leave it” ceasefire-prisoner swap deal, American media reported. According to the news outlet, the latest obstacle is Hamas’ “abrupt introduction” of its demand that Israel release high-profile terrorists even in exchange for humanitarian prisoners. The report quoted a senior administration official who said that last week, as negotiators from the US, Qatar, and Egypt worked through the final details of the “bridging proposal,” Hamas said that civilian hostages would only be released in exchange for terrorists serving life sentences and who have blood on…

On Oct. 7, 2023, 251 hostages were kidnapped from Israel into the Gaza Strip. Some had already been murdered and their bodies were being held hostage by the terror group Hamas to be used as leverage in negotiations. Most of those abducted were Israeli citizens but several foreign nationals were also kidnapped on the day of the massacre. Currently, 97 hostages who were kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7 remain in captivity. It is believed that among them 64 individuals remain alive, according to an AFP database. A total of 117 hostages were freed and returned to Israel in hostage deals, in exchange…

First crash of an IDF Black Hawk helicopter since entering service in 1994 An IDF helicopter crash in Gaza claimed the lives of two soldiers from the IDF Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669, with another six others wounded, the military announced. The names of the two IDF soldiers who were killed were released for publication. They were named as Chief Master-Sgt (res.) Daniel Alloush (37) from Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Chief Master Sgt. (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom (38) from Nes Harim. “Overnight, an Israeli Air Force ‘Yanshuf’ helicopter, which was on a mission to evacuate an injured soldier to a hospital for medical…

Security Cabinet ministers were shown a video recorded by IDF forces, revealing the narrow tunnel where the hostages were held under brutal conditions, too cramped to stand; Video will also be shown to the families to let them decide if it should be released to the public; ‘Extremely tough to watch’ The IDF screened footage from the tunnel where six hostages were found executed by Hamas for security cabinet ministers at its meeting. The footage, recorded by IDF forces and shown to ministers at the direction of the defense minister, revealed the narrow tunnel where the hostages were held. The tunnel,…

Authorities report 5 suspects arrested throughout games, including one minor, for planning to carry out attacks against Israeli targets French authorities thwarted three terrorist attacks during the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics games, including a plot targeting Israeli institutions and representatives, French chief anti-terror prosecutor Olivier Christen revealed. In an interview with French media, Christen said the Israeli sports delegations themselves weren’t specifically marked as targets in the foiled plots. Israel’s Olympic and Paralympic teams traveled to the games in Paris and other French cities under heavy security due to the war in Gaza and threats from Iran and Hezbollah, seeking…

New details about the massive attack in Syria were revealed by Greek journalist Eva Koulouriotis, who investigates Middle East affairs. She relied on the words of a “security source” regarding the operation allegedly carried out by Israeli special forces at around 11:00 pm, during which a number of explosions were reported around Syria. According to Koulouriotis, IDF special forces arrived by helicopters to the military facility located near Masyaf district in Syria, which Israel had often attacked in the past, landed in it and eventually destroyed it from the inside. In parallel, fighter jets attacks roads leading to the facility…

A Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile attack wounded three Israelis, including a civilian who was seriously hurt and a member of a northern border community’s local security team who was moderately injured, the military and a hospital said. Following the targeting of Kfar Yuval, the civilian, a man in his 40s, was brought to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa by helicopter after initially being taken to Ziv Medical Center in Safed. Ziv Medical Center said the security team member and a third person injured in the attack were in good to moderate condition and were being treated at the hospital. Meanwhile,…

During the IDF, ISA, and Israel Border Police counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area, the forces identified a terrorist cell led by Wassem Hazem, the head of the Hamas terrorist organization in Jenin, in a vehicle in the area. Following the identification, Israel Border Police forces, following precise ISA intelligence, encountered and eliminated Hazem. Hazem was involved in carrying out and directing shooting and bombing attacks, and continuously advanced terrorist activities in the Judea and Samaria area. Shortly afterward, an IDF aircraft eliminated two additional terrorists while they attempted to flee from the vehicle that they were inside with…

Opinion: Those who have painted the prime minister as the murderer of the six hostages have been deluding themselves believing that a genuine deal was on the table; It’s hard to blame them – irresponsible voices in the media and government gave them the impression that it was possible, and that Netanyahu was the only obstacle standing in the way of an agreement Even before the official announcement identifying the bodies of the returned hostages, the inflammatory rhetoric had already begun. Wild accusations started circulating, blaming Benjamin Netanyahu for nothing less than the direct murder of the six hostages. In response…