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The six-year-old boy ran up to a police officer. “There are terrorists,” he sobbed. “My father is dead.” His father, Yonatan Havakuk, was one of three men hacked to death by terrorists with an axe and a knife during an attack just as an Independence Day celebration was ending in central Israel. MAGEN DAVID ADOM, Israel’s emergency services organization, had multiple ambulances on the scene within minutes. Teams of paramedics and EMTs began treating the four other people who had been seriously wounded by the terrorists. Two were critically injured. As soon as the four victims had been stabilized, they…

After Israeli troops operating on the Israeli-controlled side of the Yellow Line came under fire on Wednesday, the IDF struck several sites in the Gaza Strip, targeting senior Hamas military officials. The IDF said the shooting attack on its soldiers “constitutes a violation of the ceasefire agreement.” “IDF forces in the Southern Command are deployed in the area and will continue to act to remove any immediate threat. The IDF will continue to act forcefully to remove any threat to the State of Israel.” The military also said that no soldiers were injured in the attack, and one terrorist was…

The IDF recently tracked multiple drones flying from Egyptian territory directly into Gaza, suspected of ferrying small arms and other contraband to terror groups. Officials say several such flights have been detected in the past month, highlighting an evolving smuggling method aimed at bypassing traditional tunnel and ground routes. To counter the threat, the military is preparing a multi-layered response that includes direct fire on hostile UAVs, dedicated counter-drone units, and wider deployment of sensors and intelligence. A section of the Israel–Egypt frontier has been designated a closed military area to restrict access and give forces greater operational freedom. A…

Following Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s visit to India last September, where the two countries signed an investment protection agreement, Smotrich hosted Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday for a reciprocal visit focused on expanding economic cooperation. Goyal arrived with a large delegation of Indian business leaders as both governments explore a comprehensive free trade agreement that would include financial services. A first formal financial dialogue between the two finance ministries is expected in the coming months. Continue reading this article on i24news.tv

Kfir Brigade forces are operating in the Yellow Line area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and directives of the political echelon, tasked with defending the area. As part of the operation, the forces have been locating and dismantling infrastructure used by terrorist organizations to conduct attacks against IDF forces and the State of Israel. During area-clearing activity, Kfir Brigade forces identified an eight-tube rocket launcher with four rockets, aimed toward Israeli territory. In addition, during a separate operational activity by the brigade’s forces, several weapons were found: Kalashnikov rifles, fragmentation grenades, explosives, magazines, and military uniforms. Continue reading this…

A dramatic shift may be underway in Israel’s strategic defense policy as officials in Jerusalem confirm to i24NEWS that Israel considers a gradual reduction of US military aid. The annual aid package stands at $3.8 billion, almost all of which is directed toward purchases from the American defense industry. This development ties in with an extraordinary statement made by the Prime Minister this morning in an interview with Australian television, in which he said that he wants to see a much more independent defense industry. He also noted that, as prime minister back in 1996, he initiated the process of…

The Shin Bet, in coordination with the IDF and police, announced Thursday that they had successfully dismantled a major Hamas terrorist infrastructure operating in the Bethlehem area, thwarting plans for imminent shooting attacks against Israeli civilians and security forces. The months-long investigation led to the arrest of approximately 40 Hamas operatives during more than 15 operations, carried out by IDF reservists from the Etzion Brigade, the elite Duvdevan unit and counterterror forces. During the raids, weapons including M16 rifles were seized. According to Shin Bet, senior Hamas operatives had recruited and organized terror cells, procured weapons, and actively planned to…

Earlier Thursday morning, the IDF, guided by intelligence, struck a weapons storage facility and an underground terror infrastructure site used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. These terror infrastructure sites were located near the civilian population, serving as yet another example of Hezbollah’s cynical use of Lebanese civilians as human shields for its operations conducted from within civilian areas. Later, the IDF also struck an additional Hezbollah terror infrastructure site. Continue reading this article on israelnationalnews.com

Cabinet member and former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief, Minister Avi Dichter, stated that the ceasefire reached by Israel is intended solely as preparation for the next phase: the dismantling of Hamas. “The war is not over. We’re in a ceasefire to prepare for the next stage. If necessary, the pause will disappear within minutes,” Dichter said at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) conference in Tel Aviv. He asserted that Hamas will never voluntarily disarm. “The likelihood of Hamas laying down its weapons is about the same as Israel winning the World Cup. Without weapons,…

Should Christians support the modern state of Israel? How should we view Israel, the Jewish people, and the church? What makes Israel so special? Israel and the Jewish people always seem to be in the headlines. Terrorism. War. Antisemitism on university campuses and around the globe. Jews are the topics of conversation in podcasts, on school campuses, and in our homes. Yet Christians are wondering about the modern State of Israel and contemporary Jewish people. Are they related to the biblical kingdom of Israel and the ancient Jewish people of the Scriptures? Others question whether Jewish people are only God’s…