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The Israel Defense Forces will not stop “until we return the hostages,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi stated, as the the army continued operating in several arenas across the Gaza Strip. After announcing the mission in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, which started around two weeks earlier was completed, the IDF said troops are continuing operations against terrorists “embedded in UNRWA’s Headquarters in central Gaza.” Over the past day, the military said its troops located weapons in the headquarters, including explosive drones, grenades, explosive devices, sniper equipment, mortar shells, rockets, and RPGs. During the same operation, troops directed an aerial strike on…

In a poignant and powerful video released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the mothers of 13 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza deliver emotional messages to their captive children. The women, representing a fraction of the 120 hostages, conveyed their unwavering hope and determination for the safe return of their loved ones. “Naama, I know you. You have the strength. You have strength,” says Ayelet Levi, whose daughter Naama has been held captive since October 7. “Keep praying, and strengthen everyone,” pleads Merav Berger to her daughter Agam, one of the IDF observers whose capture was among the…

Lebanese terror chief says Hamas is negotiating on behalf of entire Iran-led ‘axis of resistance,’ claims ramped-up drone and rocket strikes show ‘Hezbollah doesn’t fear war’ Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday his Lebanese terror group would accept Palestinian ally Hamas’s decision on Gaza hostage negotiations and would stop cross-border attacks on Israel if a ceasefire were reached. Hezbollah has traded almost daily fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas since the Palestinian terror group’s October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip, stoking fears of a full-blown conflict in the north. “Hamas is negotiating ……

John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, stated that Israel is being held to “double and triple standards” in the war against Hamas. “Israel is being measured by double and triple standards” that “does not exist anywhere in the world,” Spencer said at a Jerusalem Institute for Public and State Affairs (JCPA) briefing. He added, “The IDF uses tactics that no army has ever seen to prevent harm to civilians and still fulfill its mission.” Spencer declared the accusations that Israel is engaged in indiscriminate bombing, war crimes, or genocide “all a…

Iran warned Israel of an “obliterating war” if it embarks on a military ground campaign in Lebanon against Hezbollah, as regional alarm grows over the prospect of a third Lebanon war. “Albeit Iran deems as psychological warfare the Zionist regime’s propaganda about intending to attack Lebanon,” Iran’s mission to the UN wrote in a post on X, “Should it embark on full-scale military aggression, an obliterating war will ensue. All options, [including] the full involvement of all Resistance Fronts, are on the table.” Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded on Saturday night, June 29, saying, “If Hezbollah does not cease…

The Iranian regime has significantly increased its weapons shipments to the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah in recent months, despite diplomatic efforts by the United States and European countries to prevent the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel from escalating into a full-blown war. Among the most significant weapons systems Iran recently supplied are additional anti-aircraft defense systems, which could threaten Israel’s air superiority, according to Ynet News. In recent months, Hezbollah forces have attempted to shoot down Israeli aircraft numerous times, successfully hitting and intercepting five IDF drones. Continue reading this article on allisrael.com

Forces uncover anti-tank missile launchers concealed under floor of residential apartment; officer says Hamas, learning from past experiences, rigged buildings to explode as troops enter Footage from a military tactical helmet obtained by Ynet shows how Nahal Brigade soldiers locate a weapons cache including anti-tank missile launchers and munitions hidden under a Gaza apartment’s floor. “I didn’t believe I’d find things in the ruins of buildings we attacked before entering them until I saw it with my own eyes,” one of the officers involved told Ynet. “We saw an unusual and large number of tunnels in Rafah, operated by Hamas…

Abu Ali Nasser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s Aziz unit, was killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in Tyre. Arabic media reported on Wednesday afternoon that two people were killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in Tyre, Lebanon by an Israeli UAV. The Arabic language Sky News channel reported that Abu Ali Nasser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s Aziz unit, was killed in the airstrike. The Aziz unit is one of three regional units Hezbollah operates in southern Lebanon and is responsible for the terrorist group’s activities along the eastern portion of the Israel-Lebanon…

Hezbollah is storing Iranian weapons inside the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, British media reported on Sunday, June 23. According to the report, there are “huge quantities” of weapons, including unguided rockets, short-range missiles, mobile ballistic missiles, Cornet missiles, and other weapons. The report, which according to the news outlet is based on information coming from corruption whistleblowers in Lebanon, increases the fear that the airport will become a legitimate military target. An airport employee told the newspaper: “This is very serious. Large and mysterious boxes that are arriving on direct flights from Iran are a sign that the…

Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University, the Founder of Bar Ilan’s Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation, and a Researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security speak to ‘The Post’ There is significant ongoing discourse from both Israeli and Lebanese officials regarding the prospects of a potential war between Israel and Hezbollah, and the warnings of governments across several countries telling their citizens to refrain from visiting Lebanon out of fear of an imminent war. The Jerusalem Post reached out to three Israeli experts to learn about their differing views regarding the question of the inevitability of a war, the…