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Military uncovers over 50 tunnel shafts in the area with some crossing the into Egypt along the Philadelphi Corridor while officials in Cairo continue to deny claims tunnels exist despite proof The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported efforts to dismantle tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor are continuing, with dozens of shafts already being put out of commission. “Approximately 50 Tunnels were destroyed in the last week; the engineering forces of the 162nd Division continue to locate and destroy underground infrastructure in Rafah,” the military said. “The soldiers of the Yahalom Unit and the 605th Battalion have been operating for the past…

Attacks follow day of rockets raining on Katzrin in Golan, wounding 1 and causing heavy damage; visiting site, Ben Gvir demands response ‘in most unequivocal, clearest way’ The IDF said that it carried out “extensive” airstrikes against Hezbollah terror group sites in southern Lebanon overnight, as the spiraling violence between the two sides showed no sign of losing momentum. Attacks carried out by fighter jets targeted weapon depots, buildings used by Hezbollah and a rocket launcher, in 10 areas of southern Lebanon, according to an update from the military. The widespread strikes come in response to a Hezbollah barrage of…

Bullets were found in some of the bodies of the hostages recovered by Israel in the past week. It is believed that they were shot by Hamas. Some of the families of the hostages whose bodies were recovered this week in an operation in Khan Yunis have been informed by the IDF that bullet wounds were found on the bodies of their relatives, indicating that they were murdered by their Hamas captors. The IDF assessment is that some of the hostages were murdered by terrorists, while others may have been killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Yunis. The bodies were…

Analysis: Shiite axis remains determined to launch reprisal but hesitating due to threat of swift counterattack; US and Israel prepared for any scenario but aim to avoid regional conflict; Washington seeks hostage deal and cease-fire Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah in Lebanon appear to have decided on a plan for a retaliatory attack against Israel but are delaying its execution for strategic and operational reasons. The delay is due in part to the close surveillance and readiness of the IDF to launch a counterattack against any aggression from Iran or Hezbollah. Recent overflights by Israeli Air Force jets above Beirut…

Military reveals troops operating in Rafah found hidden tunnels and passageways between civilian homes used to ambush and carry out attacks on troops The IDF released footage from the ongoing fighting in Rafah. The clip shows a hidden tunnel shaft discovered in a bathroom of a residential home in the city, as well as secret passages in walls intended for terrorists to carry out ambushes against troops. “These passages were designed to be used in ambushes against IDF troops while using the civilian population as human shields for the terrorists’ activities,” the IDF said in a statement. “In one activity,…

The APT42, an IRGC-linked cyber group conducts targeted campaigns against Israeli diplomats, academics and former defense officials as well as both US presidential campaigns Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared their findings concerning APT42, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-backed threat agent, and their targeted phishing campaigns against Israel and Israeli targets. Google also confirmed recent reports around APT42’s targeting of accounts associated with the U.S. presidential election. According to the Threat Analysis Group, APT42, associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) consistently targets high-profile users in Israel and the U.S., including current and former government officials, political campaigns, diplomats,…

Hamas insisting on releasing ‘living or dead’ hostages from ‘humanitarian’ group, Israel insists first stage of deal include 30 living hostages. One of the central issues holding up an agreement on a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal is the number of living hostages to be released in the deal’s first stage, Israel Hayom reported. In the initial stage of a deal, 33 hostages are expected to be released. This stage “would last for six weeks … [and] would include a full and complete ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza, release of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly, the wounded,…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said an Israeli delegation will attend ceasefire-for-hostage negotiations with Hamas, making the announcement immediately after the United States, Egypt and Qatar issued a joint call for talks to resume next week with the aim of swiftly concluding a deal. “It is time to bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families. The time has come to conclude the ceasefire and hostages and detainees release deal,” said the Thursday statement signed by US President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Qatari Emir Tamim…

In recent weeks, troops of the 252nd Division have been investigating and locating underground tunnel routes, eliminating hundreds of terrorists and dismantling terrorist infrastructure in the central Gaza Strip. The engineering unit of the Southern Command and the Yahalom Unit investigated and dismantled a multi-story underground tunnel approximately 3 kilometers long that consisted of multiple branches. Inside the tunnel, several rooms, weapons and means for long-term stay used by terrorist operatives were located. Continue reading this article on israelnationalnews.com

Iran has rejected attempts by the US and Arab nations to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, as Israel braces for an attack from the Islamic Republic and the Lebanese Iran-supported Hezbollah, saying they would strike the Jewish state even if it means war, American media reported. According to the American news outlet’s report, foreign ministers from Jordan and Lebanon traveled to Iran in an attempt to diffuse the situation, but Iran told the Arab diplomats that it was set on striking back against Israel and “it didn’t care if the response triggered a war.” Further, the Permanent Mission of…