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Multiple projectiles intercepted, multiple impact northern Israel in latest Hezbollah barrage. The IDF announced that following the sirens that sounded between 4:06 and 4:08 pm in the Upper Galilee area, approximately 40 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. A number of projectiles were intercepted, others were identified as impacting in the area. There are no reports of injuries from the latest Hezbollah barrage as of press time. Over the past day, IDF fighter jets struck dozens of Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon. Among the targets struck were terror sites, terrorist cells, launchers that were ready to fire…

It is still unclear whether the missile was detected in time and why the Arrow system did not intercept it as planned. A Houthi missile seemingly evaded Israel’s advanced detection systems. Despite advanced systems, it wasn’t until the missile was over Israeli airspace that it was finally brought down, raising questions about potential failures in the security systems in place.The Houthis do not have their own ballistic missile industry. Their entire stock comes from Iran. What is known in Yemen as “Tufan” is essentially the Iranian Ghadir missile, itself a development of the Shahab-3. For 25 years, the Arrow system has…

Former IDF Chief and Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon was the target of a failed bomb plot by the Hezbollah terrorist organization last September, Israel Police and Shin Bet revealed. “It’s not the first time someone has tried to kill me,” Ya’alon told Democrat TV after the revelation. “My worldview is that of one who attacks, not one who is attacked, and I also take precautions, so I’m alive,” he added. The domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet has now permitted the disclosure of Ya’alon’s name after initially only stating that the target was a “former senior security official.” The revelation…

The soldier fell on October 7 and his body was abducted by the terrorists; It was located after month of intelligence gathering; The family has asked that the name of the soldier not be made public The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet rescued a fallen soldier who was killed on October 7 and his body hostage since then by Hamas in Gaza. The body was rescued and returned to Israel in a joint IDF and ISA operation, the IDF and ISA announced. With the recovery of the body 107 hostages remain held in Gaza, more than 50 of…

IDF clarifies not source of error-riddled messages falsely attributed to Home Front Command; more menacing messages follow, including one allegedly from ‘Nasrallah,’ reading, ‘Say goodbye to your loved ones’ Many Israelis received alarming SMS messages urging them to immediately enter protected areas, in what appears to be a cyberattack impersonating the Home Front Command. The messages, which follow recent pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon, have been confirmed by the IDF as fraudulent. The messages were sent from “OREFAlert,” mimicking the Hebrew name for the Home Front Command, Pikud HaOref. The message, riddled with spelling errors, warned: “Emergency alert, you…

Israel has presented the US with a plan to release the hostages, end the war, and allow Hamas leaders to safely leave Gaza. Israel has sent the US a new proposal for a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal, Kan Reshet Bet reported. According to the report, the proposal includes the release of all hostages at once, safe passage for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and anyone who wishes to join him out of Gaza, the release of Arab terrorists, demilitarization of Gaza and the implementation of a different system of governance in the area, and the end of the war. Gal Hirsch, coordinator for…

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…

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,…