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Terror group has reportedly demanded expedited schedule for IDF to leave Gaza, insisting on a withdrawal in first week of deal, with Russia, China and Turkey to act as guarantors Hamas is seeking to change the terms of a proposed hostage release and ceasefire deal with Israel by pushing forward a full Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip into the very initial stages of a phased implementation, as well as insisting that it be a clear end to the war, according to various reports on the amendments the terror group wants to insert into the plan. In addition, Hamas…

2 Injured from Hezbollah Attacks, Hamas Must Give Names of Living Hostages. Originally posted at vfinews.com

The discovery of this latest factory could be the last such revelation or at least one of the few remaining such facilities which Hamas still had in operation until now. The IDF announced it had discovered a weapons factory in Rafah. The Tzabar Battalion made the discovery while conducting targeted operations in the Rafah area. Besides the factory serving Hamas as a way to continue to build and develop new weapons, from rockets to anti-tank missiles, to lighter weapons, the facility had dozens of weapons which were already ready for use. Continue reading this article on jpost.com

Northern Command chief Ori Gordin says Lebanese terror group will ‘face a strong and ready army’ as senior Israeli officials suggest northern conflict might be resolved through settlement. IDF Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin said that while the army is prepared for a full-scale offensive in the north against Hezbollah aggression, such an operation will not commence until the fighting in Gaza is concluded. “We are prepared and ready. When commanded, the enemy will face a strong and ready army,” Gordin said, addressing the high tension on the northern border on during a ceremony marking 18 years since…

Israeli forces encountered terrorists who were trying to breach the border who were equipped with small arms and RPG rockets, and opened fire on the IDF troops. IDF confirms death of a soldier killed in the pre-dawn attack in the area of Rafah, on the Israel-Gaza border. Sergeant Major Zeed Mazarib, 34, was a tracker in Bedouin patrol unit in the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade. He was from the town of Zarzir, near Nazareth, in northern Israel. His death raises the total number of soldiers killed in the Gaza operation to 290. An IDF investigation into the incident is still…

Hostages Families Forum Headquarters welcomes joint statement by 17 countries demanding Hamas accept ceasefire proposed by President Biden and release the hostages. The leaders of 17 nations, including the United States, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom, published a joint statement today calling on Hamas to accept the ceasefire deal outlined by US President Joe Biden last week and to release the hostages. The joint statement reads, “As leaders of countries deeply concerned for the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including many of our own citizens,…

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — Turkey’s Islamist and increasingly dangerous leader called on the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims on Wednesday to unify and take action against Israel. He also called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a bloodthirsty, genocidal “vampire.” “I have some words to say to the Islamic world,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Turkish parliament members. “What are you waiting for to take a common decision?” “Israel is not just a threat to Gaza but to all of humanity,” Erdoğan insisted. “O, leaders of the American state, this blood is on your hands also,” he added. “You are responsible for this genocide at…

The clip released by Gaza-based Islamist terror group is assumed to have been  filmed recently in continued attempts at psychological warfare The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization situated in Gaza on Thursday released a second clip showing hostage Sasha Trufanov after the terror group released a previous video earlier in the week. Sasha was kidnapped on October 7, along with his mother, Yelena; his grandmother, Irena Tati; and his girlfriend, Sapir Cohen, from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. His father was murdered during the massacre. The three women were released in the hostage deal at the end of…

The clip released by Gaza-based Islamist terror group is assumed to have been  filmed recently in continued attempts at psychological warfare The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization situated in Gaza on Thursday released a second clip showing hostage Sasha Trufanov after the terror group released a previous video earlier in the week. asha was kidnapped on October 7, along with his mother, Yelena; his grandmother, Irena Tati; and his girlfriend, Sapir Cohen from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. His father was murdered during the massacre. The three women were released in the hostage deal at the end of…

International investigation establishes links between European criminal gangs attempting to attack Israeli embassies and Iran. Ahead of the Olympic games in Paris, France, Israeli intelligence services—Mossad, Shin Bet, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Intelligence, as well as the National Security Council—exposed Iranian sponsorship of terrorist activity targeting Israelis and Jews across Europe, the Israeli authorities said on Thursday. Working with the European partners, Israeli intelligence discovered that two criminal networks—FOXTROT and RUMBA—were behind some of the recent attempted terrorist attacks in Europe. Namely, the statement mentions the incident in which two grenades were thrown at Israeli embassy in Brussels, Belgium…