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Syria: Israel strikes car on road to Damascus Airport

Syrian state media reported on Tuesday that Israel had carried out an airstrike against a vehicle on the road to Damascus International Airport.

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Hamas leadership welcomed by multiple countries, including Malaysia

Various countries—including Turkey, Iran and Russia—have welcomed Hamas members in recent weeks after the terror group’s leadership was asked to leave Qatar, Israel’s Kan News reported on Monday night.

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Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20

US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened those holding hostages in the Middle East with unprecedented American firepower if they are not released by the time he enters office on January 20.

Israeli military says Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into Lebanon during ceasefire

Hezbollah terrorists are smuggling weapons into Lebanon despite an ongoing cease-fire agreement with Israel, the Israel Defense Forces alleged Saturday.
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that “earlier today, Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of Military Intelligence, attacked military infrastructure near the border…

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Israeli drone strike targets Hamas cell near Jenin

The Israeli military carried out a drone strike against a Palestinian terrorist cell near Jenin in northern Samaria on Sunday morning, killing a Hamas operative responsible for a deadly shooting in the Jordan Valley last summer.

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IDF confirms Iranian-led forces sent to repel Syrian rebels

Iraqi forces backed by Iran have moved into Syria to support the government’s efforts to counter insurgents who recently captured parts of Aleppo, according to the IDF and monitoring groups, marking an escalation in the regional conflict. IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari told Sky News on Monday that the movement of the Iranian proxies into Syria…

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Israel forces Iranian plane to reverse course over Syria

Israeli fighter jets on Sunday night intercepted an Iranian plane over Syria suspected to be transporting weapons to Hezbollah, forcing it to return to Tehran.

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IDF: Officer believed to be alive in Gaza was killed on Oct. 7

An Israeli soldier previously believed to be among the living hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken by the terrorists, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Monday.

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Hamas calls for Gaza ceasefire as Lebanon truce takes key ally Hezbollah out of fight

Hamas indicated Wednesday that it was ready for a truce in Gaza as its key ally Hezbollah appeared to lay down arms after a ceasefire with Israel went into place, effectively leaving the Gaza terror group fighting alone.

Israeli Air Force targets senior Hamas figure in Gaza City

The Israeli Air Force eliminated a senior member of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade sniper unit overnight Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

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Intercepted: Vast Iranian arms shipment intended for Samaria

Israel’s security forces recently thwarted an attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to smuggle heavy weaponry to Palestinian terrorist cells in the Samaria city of Jenin, the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said on Wednesday.

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Full text: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal

The following is the text of the deal that yielded a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon early on Wednesday morning. An almost identical text was first published by the UAE English daily The National. (A widely reported accompanying “side letter” setting out American commitments to Israel has not been seen by The Times of Israel or published…

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IAF destroyed secret Hezbollah rocket factory ahead of ceasefire

Shortly before the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect early Wednesday morning, Israeli jets dropped about 100 bombs on a top-secret factory for producing mid-range rockets, according to Hebrew media reports.

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IAF jets pound Hezbollah in Dahiyeh, kill cmdr. Ahmad Sabhi Hazima in Tyre

Israel Air Force jets carried out a series of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut’s southern suburbs as well as in southern Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday. In one of the strikes the military reported on, a Hezbollah commander was killed.

US seeking to leverage Lebanon ceasefire for Gaza deal

U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Brett McGurk was scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss using a potential ceasefire in Lebanon as a stepping stone toward a similar agreement to halt hostilities in Gaza, the White House said on Monday.

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Katz gets approval to build Jordan fence to block Iranian plots

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Tuesday that he has won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new hi-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling, especially from Iran.

IDF soldier seriously hurt in Hezbollah drone attack on Hermon

An Israeli soldier was critically wounded on Tuesday morning when a Hezbollah attack drone, launched from Lebanon, exploded in the Mount Hermon area of the Golan Heights without warning, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

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IDF troops reach Litani River in Lebanon for first time in over two decades

IDF troops carried out operations in the area of the Litani River in Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday, marking the first time in over two decades that IDF soldiers have reached the area.